19th anniversary of Hurricane

Katrina

19th Annual Katrina March and Second Line

August 31st, 2024
12:00 PM CST
North Gálvez St & Jourdan Ave
New Orleans

August 31st, 2024
12:00 PM CST
North Gálvez St & Jourdan Ave
New Orleans

Celebrate our Resiliency. Demand Justice.

August 29th is the 19-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We remember, we continue to demand justice, and will continue to demand justice until it is achieved.

19 Years of Commemoration and Advocacy

When Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast 19 years ago, Black people and poor people were left to die in the richest country in the world. Each year on the anniversary we commemorate our loved ones we lost, celebrate our resiliency, and demand justice and a just future.

Annual Katrina March and Second Line

Each and every year since Hurricane Katrina, we have marked the anniversary by organizing a community led commemoration. Annually, we start the morning in the Lower 9th Ward where the levees broke, with a healing ceremony and a reading of the names of those who died. We then march through the streets until a brass band joins us at our half-way point to lead us the rest of the way in the New Orleans’ Second Line tradition. We end at Hunter’s Field where we hold a rally with speakers and performers. Join us this year for the 19 year anniversary.

Program

Saturday, August 31, 2024

12:00 PM CST

Healing Ceremony: Lower 9th Ward @ North Gálvez St. & Jourdan Ave.

Against the backdrop of where the levees broke in the lower 9th Ward, we hold a healing ceremony. Community members gather for a multi-faith prayer and a reading of the names of those who died during Hurricane Katrina.

When the healing ceremony concludes we start the march in a solemn spirt. As the march grows in numbers, spirits are lifted. Half-way through the march a brass band joins and we transition from somber to celebratory remembrance and commemoration in true New Orleans fashion. We secondline the rest of the march to Hunter’s Field.

1:30 PM-5:30 PM CST

Directions

Healing Ceremony

Lower 9th Ward

North Gálvez St. & Jourdan Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70117

Rally

Hunter’s Field

N Claiborne Ave. & St Bernard Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70116

The Route

Organizers

Partners

For Media Inquiries
Hip Hop Caucus
202.502.5882
 
For March and Second Line Information
New Orleans Katrina Commemoration Foundation
1840 N. Claiborne Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70116
504.342.6977
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