Lafayette Square

Historical marker location:

New Orleans, Louisiana

( Marker is on St. Charles Avenue, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1985

Place Lafayette.

Hurricane Katrina, which struck Louisiana in 2005, was one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in U.S. history. The storm caused widespread destruction in New Orleans and other parts of the state, and its aftermath highlighted issues of poverty, race, and government response in the United States.