Christmas in the Lower 9th Ward: A Katrina Diary

Louisiana1976

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Sun Dec-27-09 08:08 PM
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Christmas in the Lower 9th Ward: A Katrina Diary

"This here was all underwater", he stated matter-of-factly in a deep southern Cajun accent. "The peoples, they was trapped and had to go up and break out of their houses onto the roof."

I looked at the house he'd slowed in front of. It was a modern-day ruin, an artifact of one of the greatest tragedies in modern American history. To its right was a cement slab - in front of it were more cement slabs.

"These were all peoples here and they houses. They was houses everywhere before the storm, but now they gone."

Indeed. This is Christmas Day in the lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, four years and four months after Katrina.

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http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/27/819324/-Christmas-In-The-Lower-9th-WardA-Katrina-Diary-

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Demoiselle

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Sun Dec-27-09 08:27 PM
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1. I have no words for this, Louisiana. The tragedy is ongoing. How awful and wasteful.

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BrklynLiberal

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Sun Dec-27-09 08:31 PM
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2. Malignant neglect.

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TheWatcher

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Sun Dec-27-09 08:56 PM
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3. By the so-called government, leadership, AND the people.

A country that can't be bothered to care about itself, cannot heal itself.

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BrklynLiberal

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Sun Dec-27-09 08:58 PM
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4. Absolutely true...and it is STILL going on!!!!!!

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barbtries

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Sun Dec-27-09 09:03 PM
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5. kicked

great diary and illuminating commentary over at kos. thanks

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