The three buses arrived at high noon at the 17th Street Canal Pumping Station. On board was more than 20 members of Congress, who were in town ahead of the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

"There's more to be done and we want to make sure they understand what needs to be done further," said Rep. William Jefferson, D-Louisiana.

The congressional delegation was greeted by three protestors.  The were Lakeview residents who were angry about plans by the Corps of Engineers to take part of their property along the 17th Street Canal.

The Corps says the land is needed for levee improvements.

The property owners are furious that there are no plans to compensate them.

"If you take property under eminent domain, you have to compensate for it," Cynthia Siegrist, a resident Lakeview, said.

“These people are inflexible. The Corps of Engineers won't listen to any reasonable argument." Epsie Hennesy, another Lakeview, said.

The members of Congress spent 20 minutes at the pumping station before heading off for a tour of criminal court at Tulane and Broad.

One of the top issues on the agenda during the coming days is how much should Louisiana be forced to pay for levee improvements.  Right now, the state faces a cost share of $1.8 billion – money it’s supposed to pay within the next three years.

"Haven't we paid enough? Haven't the citizens of this area already paid enough in terms of livelihoods and lives lost due to the failure of the federal levees?" said Sandy Rosenthal of Levees.org.

Members of the Louisiana delegation say they are still trying to get the state’s cost share paid for in another supplemental appropriations bill.

"Obviously, we tried to get it in the supplemental. The White House was opposed to it. We had difficulties; we don't have it yet, but we're going to continue to try," said Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Louisiana.

"We don't deserve to pay such a large match, especially since these levees should've been built right in the first place. Had the levees been built right, we'd be well on our way to recovery right now," said Rosenthal.

The delegation headed to Baton Rouge and is scheduled to return to New Orleans Sunday.

On Monday, the group is scheduled to tour part of the metro are before heading to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.