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Homeward bound: Wyndham Giardina's Katrina homecoming in Westwego
In a Sunday return to Westwego after Katrina, Wendy Giardina and Jane Howard Lee recount finding her house standing but ruined inside with a roach-infested, stinking interior. The town showed widespread damage, blue tarps, downed trees, and empty motels, yet signs of life as businesses reopen and residents return.
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Jane Howard Lee
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Ellen Smith