New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks to service members and civilians attending the Mayor’s Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness press conference at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Jan. 7, 2015. New Orleans has effectively ended veteran homelessness by housing approximately 277 veterans in 2014 and ensuring that all veterans who become homeless will be housed within an average of 30 days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ian Ferro)