Rebuilding New Orleans

It’s said that Hurricane Katrina “flushed” or “purified” the city of New Orleans after the mighty feminine wind made landfall on Aug. 29.
Levee breaches, flooded neighborhoods and wind-torn homes exposed a community overloaded with socioeconomic dilemmas as diverse as its people and culture.
But the Crescent city is on the rise.
Situated at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi River, the city covers about 200 square miles, while accommodating a microcosm of about 500,000 people who reflect a cosmopolitan past.
Since its founding in the 1700s, New Orleans has always been a target of foreigners. Landed upon by the French, it was sold to the Spanish and given back to the French. Then, in 1803, it was bought in the Louisiana Purchase and its value was surely underestimated.
Before the city’s battle with Katrina, there was the Battle of New Orleans and in 1862, Union forces seized it during the Civil War.
And the fight is not over.
While state Legislators spend only 17 days to fight over who gets what, rebuilders and displaced residents look to fight for personal and community survival.
But New Orleans will rise-
And with it, SUNO shall rise-
It will not be easy, but the blood of New Orleans will flow again just as barrels of oil flow through the southern Louisiana pipelines.
Mardi Gras will come back. Zulu will prosper and “joie de vivre” will live forever more.
It’s said that Hurricane Katrina “flushed” or “purified” the city of New Orleans after the mighty feminine wind made landfall on Aug. 29.
Levee breaches, flooded neighborhoods and wind-torn homes exposed a community overloaded with socioeconomic dilemmas as diverse as its people and culture.
But the Crescent city is on the rise.
Situated at the mouth of the mighty Mississippi River, the city covers about 200 square miles, while accommodating a microcosm of about 500,000 people who reflect a cosmopolitan past.
Since its founding in the 1700s, New Orleans has always been a target of foreigners. Landed upon by the French, it was sold to the Spanish and given back to the French. Then, in 1803, it was bought in the Louisiana Purchase and its value was surely underestimated.
Before the city’s battle with Katrina, there was the Battle of New Orleans and in 1862, Union forces seized it during the Civil War.
And the fight is not over.
While state Legislators spend only 17 days to fight over who gets what, rebuilders and displaced residents look to fight for personal and community survival.
But New Orleans will rise-
And with it, SUNO shall rise-
It will not be easy, but the blood of New Orleans will flow again just as barrels of oil flow through the southern Louisiana pipelines.
Mardi Gras will come back. Zulu will prosper and “joie de vivre” will live forever more.