Plaquemines Parish hosts memorial event commemorating the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in the Fort Jackson Museum and Welcome Center. Pictured at the Katrina commemoration are: (from left) Councilman Ronnie Newsom, Councilman Tyronne Edwards, Earl Armstrong, Parish President Keith Hinkley, Councilman Mark “Hobbo” Cognevich, Councilman Brian Champaign and Councilman Mitch Jurisich.
Parish Hosts Memorial Event for Katrina's 20th Anniversary
Parish Hosts Memorial Event for Katrina's 20th Anniversary
Plaquemines Parish hosted a special Hurricane Katrina Memorial event for the storm’s 20th anniversary on August 29. One purpose of the event was to remember the devastation that the storm wrought on the parish— and how drastically it altered the parish’s development. But the event also highlighted the successes the parish has been able to secure in the years since the storm made landfall ...