BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Baton Rouge held a service to mark the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, lighting candles to honor the groups of people who helped during the disaster.

"It's very emotional when we think about that time 20 years ago when the devastation of Katrina hit not only New Orleans, but it just affected everyone," said Erinn Gaines, President of the Interfaith Federation of Greater Baton Rouge.

Gaines said during Katrina, Baton Rouge came together to support everyone in need.

"We really came together as a city, and we were very resilient at that time and just showed a lot of love and unity for everyone who was impacted," she said.

The service honored those who lost their lives and the thousands who answered the call to help.

"It's very important to hold

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