Added: Oct 10, 2008
From: TRyanNOVAC
Duration: 15:57
A painful irony of post-Katrina New Orleans is how fewpeople throughout the country understand the extent ofwhat has happened to the city. Many people do notrealize that, nearly 10 months later, things are notback to normal in New Orleans. As America's attentionfades from Hurricane Katrina's impact, a disabled NewOrleans continues to struggle for survival. In many respects, New Orleans is alive and kicking. People are moving home, schools are opening, culturalactivities have returned and, in some neighborhoods,life has a sense of near normalcy; however, all ittakes is a short drive outside of the French Quarteror Uptown to witness extensive loss and devastation.The magnitude of flooding was incomprehensible and New Orleans still has many challenges to overcome. The only way to really get a sense of the magnitude ofthe post-Katrina destruction is to physically walk ordrive through the affected areas. With this in mind,NOVAC presents The Drive. The Drive provides a rawvisual and narrated tour through four of the mostdevastated neighborhoods in New Orleans and issupported with extensive footage, maps, interviews,digital imagery, and an original musical score by Emmynominated composer, Gil Talmi. Through this community-based documentary project, wepresent stories from a local point-of-view. We hopethis effort will garner continued support for therebuilding of a great American city.
Channel: News
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azurien27 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - it is sad that people have such ignorant views. there is no city in america that is safe from the effects of nature, whether it is blizzards, tornados, earthquakes, fires or hurricanes. New Orleans has stood for hundreds of years until the govt's devastation of our wetlands and the Army Corps' complete negligence left one of the world's most amazing cities open for disaster. oh yes and then no one came to help us and left us all to die. and btw, genius, New Orleans was not destroyed by "the sea"
lilredbug Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - She's right about the government not helping their own enough. I know a person in another state that Fema won't help when her car was damaged by the floods. This woman is a disabled woman with kids too. The Chamber of commerce told her Fema wouldn't help, but they (FEMA) put an ad in the newspaper saying they would so she applied for help. They told her they could help her. Then called her a few days later telling her they couldn't help her. This woman gets child support, not a government check.
tswagg504 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - 59% OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSEHOLDS!..the 9th ward was and is still very working class.
504662Boi Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - Its a Dang shame how our great city got messed up... i cant believe what happened on aug 29 2005 this looks lik a place out of hell and it didnt look much diffrent fro this close to two years lata when i first went bak into da ctc9 after katrina
hoodup247 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - i was in gretna louisiana when i evacuated and untill this day some places left and abandonded thses homes and left them the way they were i waz lucky my dog had to stay home he survied but the nehbiors house well lets just say somethings happen....r.i.p. big blood...1972-2005.
noackrite Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - its been three years and my eyes still wet my cheeks.i am a true "Y'AT".where i live now the people tell me that I talk funny.i miss my new orleans but i know that it will never be the same as it was when i grew up there.god bless and good luck to all of y'all who are still there and trying to bring it back.i will return to home one day...but shamefully as a tourist.i love you New Orleans
ineptsade Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - just went on my first trip to new orleans, and it was just a shame that so much is not being fixed, a city with so much life and vivacity needs people to go and see it. I will definitely visit again, and hope to somehow help the true definition of what america is defined by.
phrydoom Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - poor blacks and white trash ;(
gopconservative94 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - The shithole of the Chocolate City
morganXXbaybee Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - Question:Do people only think about New Orleans when they hear about Katrina?What about...Plaquimenes,St.Bernard,St.Tammany,and Jefferson Parishes?They were hit too!!But, noboddy seems to remember them..D;
7MCY Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - the only reason hurricant katrina realy happend is becos its a punishment from god cos the people of new orleans are sinners they tested allahs ie gods temper and they got wat was cuming to them the main reason for this punishment in islam is too much adultry to much fornication if u dnt stop they will be another one cuming soon and yesterday i saw the news and it sed another hurrincane is gona hit new orleans sooon
mams14 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - katrina showed the world how weak America is to face emergency situations like that. Nature force showed it´s power against what American Goverment has done to destroy the natural defense of New Orleans. Oh! so much money, technology, equipments The US have and it was useless. The whole world watched speachless the US goverment´s disorganization, disorientation, stupidity and negligence. I hope The US learn and copy something from the Netherlands (Holland, country located under the sealevel)
mams14 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - The whole situacion just showed the world, that watched speachless the negligence, incoherence, stupidity and disorganization of the US government.I hope after this sad and embarrasing experience,the US try to learn something from countries more prepared for situacions like this such as Holland. But the worst of all is that still new Orleans is suffering with no answers at all. So much money wasted over an innecesay war in Irak, and so many people needing it to restablish their lives. Pitty!
macksfischer Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - This has left me speechless...but not hopeless. Let America wake up and realize that our Governement does not care about us. They will only continue to fill their pockets with the taxes we pay from our blood, sweat and tears. There will be a day of reckoning soon...and when the trumpet sounds, I wanna be on His side! I'll continue to pray for these displaced people who were unjustly served...pray that their spirits will not be broken and that they will get through this!
bigconk74fe Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - dumb ass its a levee not a dayum and y black people always try to throw blame on someone else guess the govenment created katrina too
LOVEEET Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - So sorry 9th ward. God Bless you
rhs1609 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - i miss my city theres no place like home
dexterboy119 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - god is coming.there is time for all us to known that it's not about republican or demorcrat right now it's about life. In the god will congeur all
lovelee182 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - i suppose human beings are lower on the list of natural commidities, than say ..oil or gold to our government.
lincolnelson Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - Thank you for this piece.
skid987 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - It will flood again. Not IF but WHEN. There is nothing short of a MASSIVE, TRILLION dollar levee sytem to save the ninth ward from another hurricane. Mark this comment and mark my words.I was born on Forstall street in the ward. My first home is a slab. The rebuilt homes will be flooded again.
flyinham Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - i remember the catch phrase after katrina, You loot we shoot
kobucha1 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - I compassion all people!
boopkid Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - Being a resident of New Orleans for now going on 45 years, I understand and have lived through the plight; I too feel the pain of this wounded city. This is an accurate and heart wrenching account of the sights of Post Katrina New Orleans. Thank you for posting this excellently produced video so that others outside New Orleans may see and realize the extent of Katrina's devastation.
azurien27 Says:
Oct 10, 2008 - my beautiful city, i miss you so much