Blanco Will Discuss Katrina Lessons Learned

BATON ROUGE, LA- Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco travels to Washington, D.C. this weekend to join her fellow governors for the winter meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) and the Healthy America forum.

During the weekend, Governor Blanco will address Katrina lessons learned in a Governors only session, chair a meeting of the Southern Governors Association, hold a private meeting with DHH Secretary Michael O. Leavitt to discuss Louisiana´s health care rebuilding process, and join Governors in meeting with President George W. Bush.

First Gentleman Raymond S. Blanco will discuss his Louisiana Summer of Service initiative in an address to the gubernatorial spouses.