New Orleans One Year After Hurricane Katrina

The following is a compilation of photographs I took during two visits to New Orleans in September, 2006 in preparation for the Reopening of the Louisiana Superdome. The city seemed very excited for this sign of rebirth, at the same time however, there is still great despair and the devastation is pervasive. It is incomprehensible that this is a major metropolitan community in 21st Century America. New Orleans needs America's help to rebuild. It is sad and it is embarrassing that this is our own country an entire year after the storm. As i drover through miles and miles of neighborhoods there are virtually no people walking and talking, no dogs barking, no children playing, no birds chirping. There are few businesses outside the downtown. No Gas Stations, No Drugstores, No Sears. The doctors have moved away. Hospitals are closed. And the hurricane left no socio-economic group untouched. The Lower Ninth Ward, the city's poorest, received a lot of justified attention, but middle class and upper middle class neighborhoods were left ravaged as well. If you have not made a trip to New Orleans, it is worth the visit. To support the City's economy -- yes the Casino is Open as are the restaurants in the French Quarter and the hotels downtown -- and to see what the Hurricane has left behind and what needs our support.

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[pimpinlonntay]

guess bush forgot about new orleans but we rebuild somebody else piece of shit country in a fucking second but cant rebulid a city this is what we call america

[Chrissy197730]

you have that right...Thats why I hate this

country I lost alot friends to due to this shit

[krst14bkr]

Guess everyone is waitnig on the Govenment to give thenm free Brand New Homes. Get real people, The Gov. aint giving you shit. Get to work yourself and get your homes rebuilt !!!!!!!!!

[dropdeaddrew]

@MrPersecutor1 9/11 was an act of terrorists.

As for you not fighting for your country, you dont deserve to live there.

I agree with you on the governments wanting money, oil, and drugs. beause thats EVERY COUNTRY. but! the reason i fight, is because i agree we SHOULD be over there, If we back out now, itll just happen again.

[MrPersecutor1]

@dropdeaddrew So you dont think 9/11 was an inside job. You are so daft its unreal. Also to answer your question. NO I would not fight for my country. These days you are not fighting for freedom, liberation of for the good of justice. Our poor soldiers fight for the greed or governments, money, OIL and DRUGS. If you cant see this my friend then you really do have my pity.

[dropdeaddrew]

@MrPersecutor1 How? how did my government kill all them on 9/11?

I dont praise my government, i know it has some problems and there are somethings they do i dont like, but hey, thats EVERY SYSTEM! Would You fight for the U.K ? (or the country you live in?)

[MrPersecutor1]

@dropdeaddrew Oh yeah and you do hey soft lad. Your own government killed thousands on 9/11 and yet you praise them. You sick fucker.

[dropdeaddrew]

@MrPersecutor1 Wake up? Robot? Radical muslim cave dwellers?

ahh HAHAHA!

You my friend, dont know a damn thing. 

[MrPersecutor1]

@dropdeaddrew I bet you think that 9/11 was caused by some radical muslim cave dwellers dont you? Wake up you fucking robot.

[dropdeaddrew]

@MrPersecutor1 still would be pointless. the ground shouldnt be lived on, its too risky

[MrPersecutor1]

@dropdeaddrew Stronger, Higher flood barriers maybe !! You Tosser.

[dropdeaddrew]

@MrPersecutor1 Its Below sea level! why fucking rebuild if its going to happen again?