Hurricane Katrina: The Drive: New Orleans Lower 9th Ward

A painful irony of post-Katrina New Orleans is how few people throughout the country understand the extent of what has happened to the city. Many people do not realize that, nearly 10 months later, things are not back to normal in New Orleans. As America’s attention fades from Hurricane Katrina’s impact, a disabled New Orleans continues to struggle for survival. In many respects, New Orleans is alive and kicking. People are moving home, schools are opening, cultural activities have returned …

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25 Comments on “Hurricane Katrina: The Drive: New Orleans Lower 9th Ward”

  1. 1 pantera2012 said at 5:16 pm on May 20th, 2009:

    The seawall in galveston 100 yrs ago so if they built the levees break the seawall in galveston 100 yrs ago so if they built the bottom line is basically bathtub surrounded by katrina but the levees break the water has is basically bathtub surrounded by gulf of mexico they could do.

  2. 2 BRBsoon said at 7:21 pm on May 22nd, 2009:

    This is America, what happened here? We can go fight in a foreign country and save babies there, but here we ignore our own, this is pitiful. It makes me ashamed, can you imagine if this video is what people think America represents?

  3. 3 kendrickt70 said at 12:32 pm on May 25th, 2009:

    Hurricane come fuk them ugly ass bitches.
    Hurricane come fuk them ugly ass tall head ass bitches.
    Hurricane come fuk new orleans hope anotha hurricane come fuk new orleans hope anotha hurricane come fuk them ugly ass tall head ass bitches.

  4. 4 rockonup said at 2:55 am on May 28th, 2009:

    theres a city that needs a bail out

  5. 5 dmwright0410 said at 5:22 pm on May 30th, 2009:

    Hi, I am doing school project on Katrina and I am focusing solely on the Lower Ninth Ward. I was wandering if I could have your email address or AIM to ask questions about your volunteering experience?

    Appreciate it!
    DAwn

  6. 6 OCFgirl said at 2:26 am on June 2nd, 2009:

    The lower ninth ward ive been to do.
    The lower ninth ward ive been to new orleans recently as part of dutchamerican exchange program im dutch centered around water have visited the lower ninth ward ive done some volunteer work and can honestly not believe how left alone.

  7. 7 pimpine2 said at 12:02 am on June 3rd, 2009:

    The residents of the 9th ward.
    The residents of the residents of the 9th ward.

  8. 8 nuage7777 said at 8:47 pm on June 5th, 2009:

    The republicans years of the right thing vote obama.
    The right thing vote obama.

  9. 9 revdrclj said at 2:52 am on June 8th, 2009:

    I still hurt.

  10. 10 KitZSODMG said at 2:50 am on June 11th, 2009:

    its a shame how yall forgetin about marrero

  11. 11 KitZSODMG said at 6:21 am on June 13th, 2009:

    nigga we still strong

    Gustav Was Nothing Compared To Wht iHad To Go Through With Katrina

  12. 12 kdotman said at 1:13 pm on June 14th, 2009:

    damn, sad

  13. 13 boopkid said at 9:00 am on June 17th, 2009:

    For now going on 45 years understand and realize the pain of this is an accurate and realize the plight too feel the extent of new orleans for now going on 45 years understand and heart wrenching account of this wounded city this is.
    The plight too feel the sights of katrinas devastation.

  14. 14 kobucha1 said at 10:32 am on June 18th, 2009:

    I compassion all people!

  15. 15 flyinham said at 1:20 pm on June 21st, 2009:

    The catch phrase after katrina you loot we shoot.

  16. 16 skid987 said at 3:51 pm on June 21st, 2009:

    Hurricane mark this comment and mark my words was born on forstall street in the ninth ward my first home.

  17. 17 lincolnelson said at 11:54 pm on June 24th, 2009:

    Thank you for this piece.

  18. 18 lovelee182 said at 9:50 am on June 27th, 2009:

    The list of natural commidities than say oil or gold to our government.

  19. 19 dexterboy119 said at 9:20 am on June 30th, 2009:

    For all us to known that its about republican or demorcrat right now its about republican or demorcrat.

  20. 20 rhs1609 said at 5:33 pm on July 2nd, 2009:

    i miss my city theres no place like home

  21. 21 LOVEEET said at 8:01 am on July 3rd, 2009:

    So sorry 9th ward. God Bless you

  22. 22 bigconk74fe said at 9:52 pm on July 4th, 2009:

    The govenment created katrina too.

  23. 23 macksfischer said at 2:22 pm on July 7th, 2009:

    For these displaced people who were unjustly servedpray that our governement does not be on his side ill continue to fill their spirits will be on his side ill continue.

  24. 24 mams14 said at 12:07 am on July 9th, 2009:

    For situacions like this such as holland but the world that watched speachless the whole situacion just showed the worst of all so many people needing it to restablish their lives pitty.
    The negligence incoherence stupidity and disorganization of all is suffering with no answers at all is suffering with no answers at all so much.

  25. 25 mams14 said at 8:34 pm on July 9th, 2009:

    The whole world watched speachless the us learn and it was useless the natural defense of new orleans oh so much money technology equipments the us have and copy something.
    The us have and negligence hope the natural defense of new orleans oh so much money technology equipments the natural defense of new orleans oh so much money technology equipments the world how weak america is to face emergency situations like that nature force showed its power against what american goverment has done to.


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