US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (C) tour the the Columbia Parc Apartment Development with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (R) in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, August 29, 2010. The Obamas visited New Orleans to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. As the US Gulf Coast on Sunday marked five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the southern US shoreline, US President Barack Obama vowed to stand with New Orleans as the city continues to rebuild. EPA/A.J. SISCO / POOL UPI
US First Lady Michelle Obama sits with Norman Francis, president of Xavier University in New Orleans wait for US President Barack Obama to begin his speech at the University marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, August 29, 2010. The Obamas visited New Orleans to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. As the US Gulf Coast on Sunday marked five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the southern US shoreline, US President Barack Obama vowed to stand with New Orleans as the city continues to rebuild. EPA/A.J. SISCO / POOL
US President Barack Obama speaks at Xavier University to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on 29 August 2010. As the US Gulf Coast on Sunday marked five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the southern US shoreline, US President Barack Obama vowed to stand with New Orleans as the city continues to rebuild. EPA/A.J. SISCO / POOL UPI
US President Barack Obama speaks at Xavier University to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on 29 August 2010. As the US Gulf Coast on Sunday marked five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the southern US shoreline, US President Barack Obama vowed to stand with New Orleans as the city continues to rebuild. EPA/A.J. SISCO / POOL
US President Barack Obama lifts his umbrella over a gate for First Lady Michelle Obama as they tour the the Columbia Parc Apartment Development in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, August 29, 2010. The Obamas visited New Orleans to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. As the US Gulf Coast on Sunday marked five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the southern US shoreline, US President Barack Obama vowed to stand with New Orleans as the city continues to rebuild. EPA/A.J. SISCO / POOL UPI
(L-R) Maude Smith and her grandson David Robichaux Jr., 9, speak with US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at their newly build apartment in the Columbia Parc Development in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, August 29, 2010. Obama visited New Orleans to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the levee failures that flooded the city. As the US Gulf Coast on Sunday marked five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the southern US shoreline, US President Barack Obama vowed to stand with New Orleans as the city continues to rebuild. EPA/A.J. SISCO / POOL UPI
US President Barack Obama speaks at Xavier University to mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on 29 August 2010. As the US Gulf Coast on Sunday marked five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the southern US shoreline, US President Barack Obama vowed to stand with New Orleans as the city continues to rebuild. EPA/A.J. SISCO / POOL UPI
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