News Roundup
Dec 7 2005
Gray Line New Orleans Offers A New Blockbuster Tour
“Hurricane Katrina-America’s Worst Catastrophe”
On August 29, 2005, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast were devastated by a storm that will go down in history as America’s Worst Catastrophe.
Gray Line has always been the leader in creative and inventive tours, so it is logical they would offer the first Hurricane Katrina Tour to the public. This tour was created in an attempt to accurately inform visitors from around the world as to the factors contributing to this cataclysmic event. Participants will learn how oil and gas pipelines, manmade levee protection, and America’s disappearing coastline combined to create this massive hurricane destruction. The tour will emphasize New Orleans’ importance to the U.S. and global economies through its oil and gas production, traffic through the second largest port in the country, and its seafood harvest. Participants will see and believe not only the devastation, but also the rebirth and rebuilding needed to save America’s Most Interesting City!
“Since so many of our employees, including myself, lost our homes and possessions, this tour will be operated with the utmost sensitivity to the thousands of local residents still trying to get their lives back in order.” Gray Line New Orleans Vice-President Greg Hoffman explains.
Hurricane Katrina-America’s Worst Catastrophe will begin operating January 4, 2006 and will depart from the Gray Line Lighthouse located at the Toulouse St and the Mississippi River.
It will depart at 1pm Wednesday through Sunday in January and February and daily beginning March 1st, 2006. The cost will be $35 per person and $28 for children 12 and under. Three dollars will be donated to a non-profit organization directly affected by Hurricane Katrina. The customer will choose from 4 different organizations.
Source: Gray Line New Orleans
Filed under: Hurricane Katrina
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