Part 3- Big Easy to Big Empty

August 29th 2006 marked the one year anniversary of the devastation in New Orleans caused by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. This Special Greg Palast Report brings you exclusive footage and the stories you won't hear on the other networks — the hidden political agendas and the suppressed eyewitness reports.

Big Easy to Big Empty - The Untold Story of the Drowning of New Orleans
In this half-hour film, Greg Palast and his team travel to New Orleans to investigate what has happened since Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast last year. On his visit, he discovers that the population of New Orleans is miniscule, the reconstruction sparse, suicide rates are climbing, and many have not, nor know how to, return to the city that care forgot. He examines why residents had to leave, what really caused the flood and why they aren't returning.

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[dungal123]

I'll bet Iraq will have runnung water and electricity before the 9th ward will. This is an American disgrace.

[breaks0]

More like grounds for impeachment. Get the man from LSU on the witness stand on the house judiciary committee and the whole nation will know.

[yaacobUriyah]

I'm from New Orleans and all the bad publicity is a lie. People black and white helped each other.The powers that be want a resort New Orleans minus the poor and Black folks.The ignorance of the Black people is to return to the plantation instead of starting anew where there is better oppotunities. Katrina was the opportunity.This place is 3rd world. By the way,80 billion dollars donations for the citizen is unaccounted for. They can have New Orleans and the rest of this American illusion,Shalom

[emanres100]

For the ten TRILLION dollar debt, line up the liberals reponsible for bankrupting the government so badly that Bush had no money to spend on New Orleans. Line them up, put to their knees & have a supreme court justice read the convictions for treason and order the soldier to stand behind each traitor, pull out the gun and place the barrel at the back of the head; it'll exit through the forehead on national TV and on free DVDs available at stores. THERE IS NO $ FOR NEW ORLEANS. LIBERALS SPENT IT!

[TheRealtalk504]

LAFITTE PROJECTS HAS BEEN RIPPED OFF I MEAN MY WHOLE FAMILY GENERATION IS 4RM LAFITTE PROJECT AND THEN MOVED OUT OF THE PROJECTS BUT IF U LOOK AT THOSE PROJECTS NOW THEY ARE TOWN HOUSES NOW LIKE MAN THEM PROJECTS BEEN STANDING SINCE THE 1900s THIS CAN TELL U MAN THEY ARE KICKIN BLACK PPL OUT OF EVERY CITY BUT U ASK URSELF WHY ALL I CAN TELL U IS READ

[MisterMatthewRoberts]

"They wanted those po' niggers outta there"

This man sums it up, all around the globe.

[tradutom]

It's not "segregation"...it's called "gentrification"...and that makes it A.O.K.

[wildreign]

I think George Bush and his family should be imprisoned in one of those destroyed homes with one canteen of water for the rest of their lives!!!!! All the government wanted was to steal land after they creating a situation with the Levees for Mass Genocide to take place. But my mother always says if you are going to dig a hole for a person to fall into don't forget to dig one for YOURSELF!!!!! He will absolutely get his and I can't wait!

[declanring]

Go back to sleep America nothing to see here...

How long will we stand for these injustices???

[SeekTruthinLight]

People evacuated and tried to come home and they were locked out of there apartments, yes this is true. I have lived here in new Orleans all my life as well as my families lives, having actually settled this area in the early 1600's. They take peoples land and give it to rich corporates, as they done with my grandfathers land and plantation at Belle Isle, where the largest salt find was discovered as well as vast oil reserves. Peivate property is a thing of the past.

[serafinetta]

amissaudrey, I don't care how long ago you wrote you dumb crap, it's "break" you dumb cracker. You're a whore a lousy American. You don't get that a lot of people did not have the mans to get out. Dumb, mentally deficient cracker ass bitch.

[Marvelfanforlife]

"it's not too black".