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One Year After Katrina Woman Restores Flooded Home
In New Orleans the city slowly rebuilds as Willie Bates, 94, tears down moldy walls of her Lower Ninth Ward house with a shovel and a rosary. Neighbors, churches, and families endure outages, limited services, and partial reopenings while stubborn residents push toward normal life amidst still fragile infrastructure and a wary, hopeful mood.
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Lower Ninth Ward
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Ninth Ward
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