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it's been almost a year since hurricane katrina.
and most of the world has moved on to other topics.
but for those living in new orleans and the surrounding areas, we are haunted daily by remnants that once was our city.
trash goes uncollected, rats are taking over abandoned houses, and there's so much crime that the national guard had to be called in to protect us. and hospital beds? ha. good luck finding one of those. fire? sorry, not enough water pressure to put it out. a light rain? power outages for hours.
i'm not complaining so much as i just want everyone to be aware of what's going on in new orleans. not every part of this city is as bad as the following pictures, but we are all still impacted by the damage. (examples mentioned above).
so, keep in mind as you're looking at these...this is A YEAR after katrina hit...
a house in the lower 9th ward.
this house was moved off its foundation and smashed a couple of cars on its way.
if you look closer at this rubble, you'll see a little piece of new orleans:
...mardi gras beads
a pretty typical street scene.
at least some of us have a sense of humor....
and most of the world has moved on to other topics.
but for those living in new orleans and the surrounding areas, we are haunted daily by remnants that once was our city.
trash goes uncollected, rats are taking over abandoned houses, and there's so much crime that the national guard had to be called in to protect us. and hospital beds? ha. good luck finding one of those. fire? sorry, not enough water pressure to put it out. a light rain? power outages for hours.
i'm not complaining so much as i just want everyone to be aware of what's going on in new orleans. not every part of this city is as bad as the following pictures, but we are all still impacted by the damage. (examples mentioned above).
so, keep in mind as you're looking at these...this is A YEAR after katrina hit...
a house in the lower 9th ward.
this house was moved off its foundation and smashed a couple of cars on its way.
if you look closer at this rubble, you'll see a little piece of new orleans:
...mardi gras beads
a pretty typical street scene.
at least some of us have a sense of humor....