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Article: On the mend, but changed forever; New Orleans.(after the Hurricane Katrina)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- September 17, 2005
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Haunted by the past
As the floodwaters recede, a struggle for the city's soul is about to begin
AFTER boarding up their windows and just before they fled, many New Orleans shopkeepers paused to write "Looters will be shot" on their premises. Some felt more detail was required. Painted on the front of Oriental Rugs on St Charles Avenue are the words: "Don't try. I am sleeping inside with a big dog, an ugly woman, two shotguns and a claw hammer." To the right is an update, added a few days later in the same hand: "Still here. Woman left Fri. Cooking a pot of dog gumbo."
The fear has now gone. New Orleans is safe enough for businessfolk to come ...