Protest to greet Bush at New Orleans visit

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Protest to greet Bush at New Orleans visit



NEW ORLEANS – Four months after President Bush stood in Jackson Square and vowed to rebuild New Orleans, protesters plan to jam the same square today during his ninth visit to this battered city and demand the government rebuild broken levees stronger than before.

Organizers say protesters will wear life jackets, a symbol of their flooded-out homes and a statement about the lack of flood and lifesaving protection. Post-Katrina flooding caused by levee breaks affected 80 percent of the city.

Even now, local officials estimate two-thirds of the city's 460,000 pre-storm population is living elsewhere.

"The flooding won't stop until there are Category 5 levees and coastal restoration," said rally organizer Shawn Holahan, 50, who lost her home in the flood.