Historical Marker
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Historical marker location:
430 Jackson Street, Alexandria, Louisiana
( Marker is on Jackson Street west of 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1992
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.