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Warren Easton High School, Louisiana

10-May-2011

In August 2005, the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina made it impossible for New Orleans to host the Rotary International convention scheduled for June 2007. Instead, the humanitarian service organization's largest annual meeting went to Salt Lake City that year, as New Orleans traded for Salt Lake City's 2011 slot. Finally this month, proving the old adage that important things are "better late than never," the Rotary convention returns triumphantly to the Crescent City for a May 21-25 run at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Rotary members worldwide raised more than $19 million in donations and grants for relief and recovery efforts throughout the region.