Monday, December 05, 2005

Lower Ninth Ward still looks like a war zone...




The barge that broke through the levee wall at the Industrial Canal still lies in a Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood. There is growing frustration over the fact that this area has been totally ignored since the floods. Photo courtesy of NOLA.com

Update:

This article in today's Times-Picayune describes the poor maintenance of leevees prior to Hurricane Katrina. Leaves one thinking that the drowning of New Orleans was a man-made disaster.