Obama's Speech in New Orleans Aug. 29

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Make it Right Brad Pitt on Meet the Press

Brad talks about rebuilding the Lower Ninth Ward. He says it's now the "greenest neighborhood in the world."

Obama will be speaking from New Orleans today. Time and live stream here.

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Revisiting the tragedy:

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Obama's Schedule Aug. 29

Note that times are eastern. See live stream of Obama's speech at Xavier University in New Orleans below.

10:00 AM	The President and First Lady depart Martha’s Vineyard Travel Pool Coverage
1:20 PM	The President and First Lady arrive in New Orleans, Louisiana Local Event Time: 12:20 PM CDT Louis Armstrong Airport Open Press
3:10 PM	The President delivers remarks on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Local Event Time: 2:10 PM CDT Xavier University Open Press
5:50 PM	The President and First Lady depart New Orleans, Louisiana en route Andrews Air Force Base Local Event Time: 4:50 PM CDT Louis Armstrong Airport Open Press

Obama's speech at 3:00 pm eastern will be live streamed here:

Obama to Mark Katrina in New Orleans Aug. 29

This week, President Obama and Administration officials will travel to the Gulf Coast to mark the 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Since taking office in January 2009, the Obama Administration has cut bureaucratic red tape to provide residents of the Gulf Coast with the tools that they need to recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

In total, the President, Vice President, Cabinet-level officials and other key agency heads have visited the gulf coast upward of 155 times since January 20th 2009. In addition, President Obama has also worked to improve disaster preparedness, response, and recovery nationwide, so that the Gulf Coast and all other regions of the country will be more resilient and better prepared for future disasters. Read more here

Obama on Katrina Lessons and Improvements

Transcript Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal (you remember him) has praised Obama's FEMA team. There is a new disaster response site, Ready.