McDonogh No. 7 Elementary School

Historical marker location:

1111 Milan Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

( Marker is on Milan Street near Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1977

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.