With church bells, brass bands, Gulf residents remember Katrina's wrath, celebrate recovery

Former President George W. Bush dances with band director Asia Muhaimin as the band plays, during a visit to Warren Easton Charter High School in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. Bush is in town to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which is Saturday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (The Associated Press)

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Former President George W. Bush poses for a 'selfie' photo with former first lady Laura Bush, marching band director Asia Muhaimin, right, and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, far left, at Warren Easton Charter High School in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. Bush is in town to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which is Saturday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (The Associated Press)

Michaela Harrison sings a gospel hymn at a wreath laying ceremony at the Hurricane Katrina Memorial, on the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (The Associated Press)

NEW ORLEANS – People across the Gulf Coast are planning to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with somber remembrances of those lost and uplifting celebrations of the region's recovery.

Ten years ago today Katrina made landfall.

The hurricane's force and flooding ultimately caused more than 1,800 deaths across the region and roughly $151 billion in damage.

In Mississippi, churches will ring their bells to remember when the storm made landfall. And Biloxi's MGM Park will hold a memorial service and concert.

In New Orleans officials will lay wreaths at the hurricane memorial and at the levee that ruptured in the Lower 9th Ward.

Former president Bill Clinton is one of the dignitaries expected to speak at an event honoring those who helped the city recover.