Battleground Earth Webisode, Vol. 2: An Emotional 9th Ward

In the second webisode of Battleground Earth, Tommy Lee and Ludacris take their ecorages to the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana. In one of the most severely affected neighborhoods in the city the teams witness firsthand the degree of damage that persists years after Hurricane Katrina.

Emotions run high as the crews visit row after row of abandoned houses, still boarded up, awaiting reconstruction. Ludacris points out spray-painted signs indicating the number of bodies found in each house while Diggity Dave comments that he "never imagined it to be like this," before adding that the obituary section of the newspaper "runs nine pages deep" because of people dying post-Katrina due to exposure to contaminants.

Meanwhile, looking out from a wrecked house, Tommy Lee expresses his astonishment at the levels of damage and the impact visiting the Ninth Ward has had on him. Nina Bergman explains that "when you see it on TV, you can't really get a feel for it."

This powerful webisode is best summarized by Ludacris who tells us that no words can explain how he feels about the sad state of the Ninth Ward and the tremendous loss its former residents have experienced. Indeed, nothing expresses the emotions that the teams feel better than the looks on their faces as they tour this lost neighborhood.
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[facmptr]

the place is below the water level,big huracane coming and the Presadent says get the hell out.

It sucks but thats natchure,its a bitch.

[Lukecash12]

Give the katrina business a rest people! The grief is there, but it's not something to be looked back at every single day like a fun but sad video game. We've seen time and again what it is like down there, and still people say, "They just don't know how bad it is here. They just don't know." We damn well do know. Just trying to make a peaceful point that it's not glorifying the struggle in that area, it's just annoying the hell out of people.

[wunderberk]

WOW I never amagined that it was still that bad down there!!!!

That really touched my heart!