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Martha Kegel, executive director of UNITY of Greater New Orleans, stands in front of graffiti on a blighted building in mid-city, Thursday July 12, 2012. Founded in 1992, UNITY is a nonprofit leading a collaborative of 60 organizations providing housing and services to the homeless. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Much of the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Lousiana, a low income African-American neighborhood hit the hardest by the storm, remains blighted as seen here at the corner of Andry and N. Dorgenios Streets, July 12, 2012. In some parts, where there used to be a house every 60 feet or so, homes where families had built their lives for multiple generations, it is now overgrown with thick Louisiana vegetation that harbors garbage, snakes, possums, raccoons, rats and worse. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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"Everything is about race here, everything is about class here and everything is about not wanting certain parts of the city to come back," said Vanessa Gueringer, who lives in the 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana, and is pushing for schools and a grocery store. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Much of the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Lousiana, a low income African-American neighborhood hit the hardest by the storm, remains blighted as seen here on Reynes Street. In some parts, where there used to be a house every 60 feet or so, homes where families had built their lives for multiple generations, it is now overgrown with thick Louisiana vegetation that harbors garbage, snakes, possums, raccoons, rats and worse.
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Much of the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Lousiana, a low income African-American neighborhood hit the hardest by the storm, remains blighted as seen here on North Johnson Street, July 12, 2012. In some parts, where there used to be a house every 60 feet or so, homes where families had built their lives for multiple generations, it is now overgrown with thick Louisiana vegetation that harbors garbage, snakes, possums, raccoons, rats and worse. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Much of the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans, Lousiana, a low income African-American neighborhood hit the hardest by the storm, remains blighted as seen here on Tupelo Street. In some parts, where there used to be a house every 60 feet or so, homes where families had built their lives for multiple generations, it is now overgrown with thick Louisiana vegetation that harbors garbage, snakes, possums, raccoons, rats and worse.
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Cariyan Hurst, left and Everidge Green Jr., cousins, play on the hood of the car family home on Tennessee Street in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana, June 7, 2012. They live in a "Make it Right" home- a Brad Pitt initiative that helped dozen of the most effected families from the devastation from Hurricane Katrina. All that is left from the original family home are the front steps. The family rebuilt at the same address. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Shanai Green drown on August 29, 2005 at 4:30 am in New Orleans, Louisiana, after several levee breeches flooded the lower Ninth Ward. When Shanai Green slipped off a roof and into Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters, her horrified grandfather, Robert Green, could do nothing to save the 3-year-old "NaiNai" - he had two other children to save. The disaster that claimed the life of Robert Green's beloved NaiNai also claimed his wheelchair-bound mother, Joyce Hilda Green, 73, who died while she, Robert Green and other family members huddled on a rooftop, waiting to be rescued. Shanai's body was found 6 weeks after the storm passed. Her grandmother's was found 4 months later. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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There are signs of hope in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orlean, Louisiana as some new homes are being constructed along with the Brad Pitt initiative with the "Make it Right" project. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Everidge Green Jr., left and Cariyan Hurst, cousins, play on the steps of the family home at 1826 Tennessee Street in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana, June 7, 2012. They live in "Make it Right" home, a Brad Pitt initiative that helped dozen of the most effected families from the devastation from Hurricane Katrina. In the background is another "Make it Right" home. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Chris Craig solos during a afternoon gig at the Apple Barrel on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, Lousiana. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Deep in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, you'll stumble onto Frenchmen Street, a true music club vibe where locals and tourists co-exist to hear live music from musicians. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Deep in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, you'll stumble onto Frenchmen Street, a true music club vibe where locals and tourists co-exist to hear live music. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Sal, 32, (pictured) and Antonio LaMartina, 28, fourth-generation New Orleanians, were at a Gulf Coast beach when Antonio got the idea of putting frozen margarita drinks into a squeezable pouch, kind of like a Capri Sun for adults. The product, "Big Easy Blends," is now in thousands of Walgreens stores across the nation, among many other retailers. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Carmen Mills, a bartender at the Apple Barrel, deep in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans on Frenchmen Street, moved back to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina because she and her husband wanted to be part of the rebirth. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Hanging out in front of the Spotted Cat, famous for its low key music jams, a musician waits to play at the Marigny Frenchmen Street venue in New Orleans, Louisiana. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Hanging out in front of the Spotted Cat, famous for its low key music jams, a musician waits to play at the Marigny Frenchmen Street venue in New Orleans, Louisiana. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Coco Robicheaux passed away Friday, November 25, 2011. He had been rushed to the hospital after having a heart attack and collapsing at his favorite hangout, the Apple Barrel on Frenchmen Street, in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he could often be seen lounging on the outdoor bench in his trademark reptilian boots. Robicheaux, born Curtis Arceneaux on October 25, 1947, was best known as a blues singer and guitarist, and was a frequent performer at the Apple Barrel. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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At The Spotted Cat, famous for its low key music jams, happy patrons and a one drink minimum with no cover charge, you can dance the night away at the Frenchmen Street venue in New Orleans, Louisiana. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Carmen Mills, a bartender at the Apple Barrel, deep in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans on Frenchmen Street, moved back to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina because she and her husband wanted to be part of the rebirth. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Robin Holmes loads the filling machine with the "adult pouches" at Cordina located in a industrial park west of New Orleans, Louisiana, June 8, 2012. Sal, 32, and Antonio LaMartina, 28, fourth-generation New Orleanians, were at a Gulf Coast beach when Antonio got the idea of putting frozen margarita drinks into a squeezable pouch, kind of like a Capri Sun for adults. The product, "Big Easy Blends," is now in thousands of Walgreens stores across the nation, among many other retailers. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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Sal, 32, and Antonio LaMartina, 28, fourth-generation New Orleanians, were at a Gulf Coast beach when Antonio got the idea of putting frozen margarita drinks into a squeezable pouch, kind of like a Capri Sun for adults. The product, "Big Easy Blends," is now in thousands of Walgreens stores across the nation, among many other retailers. (David Grunfeld/MCT)
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