New Orleans: in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the massive flooding that ensued, the Big Easy learns to live again--little by little.

From: Town & Country | Date: June 1, 2006| Author: Fiori, Pamela | Copyright information

HURRICANE KATRINA--the very words send chills up and down the spines of thousands on the Gulf Coast who lived through the last days of August and are still suffering from the aftereffects. Katrina wins the dubious honor of being the worst natural disaster ever to hit our shores and is also, by far, the worst thing to happen to New Orleans in the sultry Southern city's history. Only Hurricane Betsy, some forty years ago, comes close. New Orleans-built low and on marshy ground, surro...

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