NEW ORLEANS PICTURES
April 3-7, 2006
| Judy and I attended a mini-reunion of the Princeton
Class of 1958 held in New Orleans. We had made plans to attend the
reunion long before Katrina; however, Katrina and the subsequent events
provided us with an opportunity to witness first hand the devastation and
the progress, or lack thereof, in restoring the city some seven months
after the hurricane. We of course also had ample opportunity to talk
to a wide variety of people.
I took many photos and will provide links to them on this page. After clicking on the respective links, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on |
| Thursday afternoon we took a cab to the Lower Ninth
Ward, the site of the greatest devastation and loss of life. Except
for a sheriff we were the only ones there. The photos speak for themselves.
The first two photos are taken from the bridge into the Lower Ninth Ward. The first gives a small panorama of the area with the worst damage, the area near where the levee on the Industrial Canal burst. The Canal is visible in the second photo. |
| The pictures of Lakeside and the Seventh Ward were
taken through a bus window. Most of the damage here was due to flooding
from the breech of the Seventeenth St. levee and from the high winds.
Pay attention in the photos to the high water line, the trailers where
people are living, the blue tarps on the roofs, and the debris that is
everywhere.
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| In this slide show, we show some of the physical and
economic damage in the French Quarter and in the Garden District.
Photos of the French Quarter, Canal St., and the Garden District |
| The final slide show includes photos of houses in
the Garden District and other "interesting" shots of New Orleans.
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I hope you enjoyed the slide shows. Feel free to share as you wish.
Jerry Porter
April 10, 2006