New Orleanians wrestle bureaucracy, fear of abandonment

[funkybutt]

great article-please read the whole thing, if you can

http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?/base/national-0/113977525889400.xml&storylist=louisiana


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The harsh reality of daily life here — set against a backdrop of reluctance in Washington to commit to the staggering costs of rebuilding — has led to a frightening sense of abandonment.

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Residents sense the nation's attention has turned from their Katrina-sodden lives, back to the battlefields of Iraq, the newest Supreme Court justice, the Super Bowl.

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This kind of frustration extends across all races, Fisk said.

"Black, white, yellow, brown," he said, "we're all in the midst of disaster."

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. Excellent article

The Katrina survivors, especially those known and dear to us on DU, are always on my mind. :grouphug: