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8 March 2006 Coleen Perilloux Landry

When All the Furniture Collides

Lakeview in New Orleans

This once nice cottage is about two blocks from the floodwall break in the 17th Street Canal. This is what happens when millions of gallons of raging water hits a structure. All the furniture in the house swirled and floated and it has been sitting this way for over 6 months. The owners are probably waiting for insurance companies, the Corps of Engineers and FEMA to come up with a plan. No one will rebuild unless the levees are structurally sound.
President George Bush visited this area this morning. I did not take a photo of him.


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northstar3709-Mar-2006 16:40
people must be very fed up
Elaine (etfitz)09-Mar-2006 04:21
Such a sad photo!
royalld09-Mar-2006 03:34
Mr. Bush has been in the area many times since Katrina.
Has his visits done anything to help? Or were they just photo-opportunities.
Guest 09-Mar-2006 03:14
Someone was quoted on the news tonight as saying a city should not be built 10 ft below sea level, that it is folly. Perhaps, but said city is not being built today, it was founded in 1718.

One may also say it is folly to build a city along the San Andreas Fault. There is more than one city there, though. One could say they should all leave now, and move elsewhere, before it is too late.

The impending tragedy is still only hypothetical for them. It will hopefully hold off a bit longer, seeing as just the Gulf Coast has proven so difficult to handle.


This is just the first example that comes to mind. Every place has its risks, and it is devastating when what we knew may happen really does.

Moving capture, Coleen. It could happen tomorrow, as the weather channel says.. anywhere.
Guest 09-Mar-2006 02:53
I know that you won't like what I am going to say, but one of two possible things should be done. The entire city that is below sea level should be moved out and either the land should be filled to above sea level, or, it should allow it to be permantly flooded and the city rebuilt around the water. If they rebuild the city where it is there is a good probability that another hurricane will do the job all over again. I'm sorry Coleen but that is what I believe. I hope you won't be angry with me for thinking this. Al
Cindy Flood09-Mar-2006 02:25
It is truly sad that this happened.
Gayle P. Clement09-Mar-2006 01:31
This photo says so much. It's so sad to think that this represents all of the things that someone has accumulated over their lifetime.