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Article: After the storm; Statewatch: Louisiana.(Louisiana deals with the downturn)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- October 17, 2009
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Hit hard then, but holding on now
IT WAS a steamy afternoon in the Upper Ninth Ward of New Orleans. On one side of the street were abandoned houses with faded symbols in blue spray paint noting when the house was searched after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005 and whether any bodies were found. On the other side, a row of cottages, brightly coloured in fresh paint. This was a new Habitat for Humanity project designed for musicians who were displaced after the storm. Nat Franklin, a drummer, had arranged a surprise party for a group of volunteers from the Association of Government Accountants. A jazz band played in his carport. The accountants ate plates of ...