The Katrina Memo: Scenes of destruction in New Orleans...

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Scenes of destruction in New Orleans...

Late on Sunday evening I visited the completely deserted Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. This photo shows the police barrier fencing off I the most devastated area. Tomorrow, after three months, the former residents will be able to return and inspect whatever remains of their former homes.

Update:

Today's Times-Picayune has this piece of positive news...

Update #2:

I just heard a CNN reporter express concern about the cost of reconstruction in New Orleans. "How much of our tax-payer money is going to be spent?" she asked. Maybe a better question would be "When are we going to stop spending truck-loads of our tax-payer money on the recontruction of Iraq?"

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The Katrina Memo

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Scenes of destruction in New Orleans...

Why this Blog?

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