The Hurricane Katrina memorial you likely don't know about
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) -- Did you know that New Orleans has an official, city-dedicated memorial to the victims of Hurricane Katrina?
On one of the busiest streets in New Orleans -- but in a rarely visited cemetery -- lie the caskets of 83 people whose bodies were either unidentified or unclaimed after the storm.
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WGNO's Susan Roesgen takes you to the spot that few know exists.
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She spoke to the man behind the memorial's intricate design, New Orleans coroner, Dr. Jeffrey Rouse, who intended the memorial to be in the shape of a hurricane.
That 'secret' often goes unnoticed, though -- unless visitors get a bird's-eye view.
Take a look for yourself in the video above.
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