[StBernard] TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Travels to New Orleans to Commemorate Hurricane Katrina Anniversary

[Westley Annis]

TOMORROW: EPA Administrator Travels to New Orleans to Commemorate Hurricane
Katrina Anniversary 

  

Four-day visit will include visits with students, residents and community
organizations 

  

WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P.
Jackson will travel to New Orleans tomorrow for a series of events
commemorating the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the continued
rebuilding of neighborhoods and areas devastated by the hurricane. She will
remain in the region until Sunday. 

  

Administrator Jackson, a native of New Orleans, who grew up in Pontchartrain
Park, will speak to students on her New Orleans upbringing, Hurricane
Katrina's impact and EPA's role in helping to revive and restore the region.
Administrator Jackson will also give remarks to several environmental and
community organizations and speak with residents and local volunteers. 

  

Additional information about Administrator Jackson's schedule will be
released when it becomes available. 

  


TOMORROW, Thursday, August 26, 2010 

  

10:45 AM CDT               Meet and Greet with Metairie Academy Students 

                                    Metairie Academy Cafeteria 

                                    201 Metairie Road 

Metairie, LA 

OPEN PRESS 

  

1:15 PM CDT                Keynote Speech at Earth Institute Conference 

Tulane University 

Lavin Bernick Center, Qatar Room, 212 

New Orleans, LA 

OPEN PRESS 

  

Friday, August 27, 2010 

  

9:30 AM CDT                Remarks and Q&A at Student Summit 

The Wilson School 

3617 General Pershing Street 

New Orleans, LA 

OPEN PRESS 

  

11 AM CDT                   Tulane University Wave of Green Volunteer Event 

1 Collin Diboll Circle 

New Orleans, LA 

                                    OPEN PRESS 





2:30 PM CDT                Remarks at TEDxNOLA Conference     

Le Petit Theatre, 616 St Peter Street 

New Orleans, LA 

OPEN PRESS 

                                    

Saturday, August 27, 2010 

  

12:00 PM CDT               Remarks at 50 BY 5 EVENT 

Gentilly, New Orleans, LA 

                                    OPEN PRESS 

  

Sunday, August 29, 2010 - Additional information will be released when it
becomes available. 

  

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