NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Rock 'n' roll artist Fats Domino, who lost his Louisiana home and belongings to Hurricane Katrina, will receive replicas of his sales awards for his hits.
Record label Capitol-EMI will present Domino with reproductions of 20 of his original awards, and the Recording Industry Association of America will present him with a custom award honoring his musical career Monday in New Orleans, Capitol-EMI said in a news release.
Domino's lifelong home has been New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward, which was decimated by the hurricane and its aftermath in 2005.
Reported missing following the hurricane, Domino and his family were eventually evacuated from their flooded home. Domino returned to New Orleans to rebuild and to help restore the infrastructure and spirit of his neighborhood and his city.
