NEW ORLEANS - Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt used their star power today in New Orleans.
They were there to help The Children's Health Fund focus attention on the more than 46-thousand children still displaced two and a-half years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed their homes.
Jolie says her work as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees prompted her to get involved with the effort in New Orleans.
The Children's Health Fund issued a report earlier this month that said 46- to 64-thousand children affected by the hurricanes are still at risk for a host of medical, mental health and educational problems complicated by a lack of support services.
Jolie says that in her travels she has seen many children who feel defeated.
The difference in New Orleans, she says, is that the children "are feisty, fun and full of pride.''
Jolie says "it's that kind of spirit that will help everyone get through this.''
Pitt and Jolie have made New Orleans their home since the hurricanes and have been working to help the area recover.
