19th Annual Katrina March and Second Line

19th Annual Katrina March and Second Line

2024 is the 19-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Join us on August 31st to celebrate our resiliency and demand justice.

By Hip Hop Caucus

Date and time

Saturday, August 31 · 10am - 3pm CDT

Location

North Galvez Street & Jourdan Avenue

North Galvez Street & Jourdan Avenue New Orleans, LA 70117

About this event

  • Event lasts 5 hours

    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.


    Join us for the 19th Annual Katrina March and Second Line

    • Special Guests and Performances (to be announced)
    • Second Line band
    • Rally and Concert

    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.

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