Standing in the French Quarters, the Louisiana native was surrounded by St. Catherine of Siena School dancers wearing "Gatorettes" uniforms, talked on ABC's "Good Morning America" Tuesday of her recent "surprise" meeting with four older students from Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans.
"It was awesome. I will never forget it," said 14-year-old Lindsay Hernandez, who lived with 21 relatives and friends after her home was destroyed.
Britney Spears took the girls shopping and dined out at one of Cajun chef Emeril Lagasse's restaurants for some Southern cooking, that included fried chicken, red beans and rice. They talked about shopping to horrible time of Katrina.
"We had to go to a shelter," said Auntrell Prosper, 17, who still has Beyonce posters on her bedroom walls in her devastated home. Now the 17 year-old teenager lives with her family in a small trailer.
"It was an honor to be here with all of them," Britney Spears said, she honored the girls with "fleur-de-lis" pins on blue ribbons, and she surprised the school's dance troupe, the Gatorettes.
Here are Britney Spears pics at Mardi Gras:
