Katrina National Memorial Foundation Museum — Attraction in New Orleans

I came by during the posted open hours on Google Maps and on YELP. The first visit was on a Wednesday at 11:50am and they said they would be back in an hour. I stopped back by on the same Wednesday at 12:25pm and they said they needed five more minutes to be back. I am writing this as I am waiting for them to arrive so I can do a tour. It seems like an interesting place that can be useful.

Ok so I got in and was able to take a tour. This is going to represent the affect of Katrina on the city as a whole. The first hand accounts, the acknowledgement that the death toll was higher than the official account. It was so difficult in the immediate aftermath to recognize the entirety of the toll. But it would be nice to have the issues looked back and gone over. Documentation of the deceased of those who traveled to other states from the immediate area should be included as well. They are planning an event for the upcoming 17 year anniversary. Come and support your local grassroots organizations. A little bit can go a long way to help. Empathy. This is a struggle to have the voices heard. There were whole people's and groups that have been silenced in the process of making everything look pretty for the news and...

What an amazing lesson. So much more informative & emotionally moving than what we saw on the news. We are visiting & have family that live in NOLA, but to see the photos that were taken before, during & after Katrina were heart-wrenching. The stories of citizens stepping up & saving lives were heart-warming. It was an emotional roller-coaster. Every person visiting NOLA, owes it to this beautiful, colorful, musical City to visit one or both of the museums in the 9th Ward. Come & REALLY see what survival, endurance, resilience & faith looks like in action. People that were not protected & provided for during this horrific storm & its aftermath, rose above their own pain to help each other. We should...

It's very good that this place and Mr. Omar's personal commitment exist. With the help of many helpers, he documents the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina. I found the information particularly interesting that the hurricane was not just a natural disaster, but also a failure of government and society, so that poorer people, the elderly, the sick and children in particular were not brought to safety and cared for in time and thus suffered disproportionately. Very moving and thought-provoking. The work on the history of slavery in New Orleans is also interesting. Many thanks for...