Obama hails New Orleans’ revival five years on

FIVE years after the ravaging storm, US President Barack Obama celebrated New Orleans’s revival from Hurricane Katrina and pledged common purpose with residents in the continuing struggle to protect and rebuild the Gulf Coast.

Obama said to those who dedicated themselves to their city’s recovery: “Because of you, New Orleans is coming back.”

And he pledged: “My administration is going to stand with you and fight alongside you until the job is done.”