Obama Plans Gulf Coast Visit

President Barack Obama says he will pay amid-October visit to Gulf Coast areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

By: Katie Hammond | WKRG-TV
Published: September 30, 2009

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he will pay a
mid-October visit to Gulf Coast areas damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Obama also signed an executive order Tuesday that extends for
six months the federal office in charge of coordinating recovery
and rebuilding efforts in the region. That office was initially
established in November 2005.
Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, 2005,
killing more than 1,600 people in Louisiana and Mississippi. The
area is still cleaning up, rebuilding and recovering from more than
$40 billion in property damage caused by the hurricane.
Hurricane Rita hit a month later near the Texas-Louisiana
border, causing billions more in damage.

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