New Orleans: The Water Line

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After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, which hit the southern coast of the United States on August 28, 2005, the residents of the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans had to face a grim reality. Their entire neighborhood, which had days before been a vibrant, tightly knit, working class community where many had lived for generations, was destroyed. While many parts of New Orleans were devastated by the storm, the Lower Ninth Ward was unique in that the destruction was complete.