"President Obama travels to New Orleans this week for a town hall meeting -- and for a look at the recovery in the city battered by Hurricane Katrina four years ago.

It will be Obama's first visit since the presidential campaign, when, as a candidate, he had a long list of promises for the city.

In early 2008, Obama told an enthusiastic crowd at Tulane University in New Orleans that his administration would restore their trust in government."

Debbie Elliott reports for NPR's All Things Considered October 13, 2009. [2]