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One of thousands
In the hard hit Ninth Ward, home to African-Americans for the most part, sits a maroon house that appears untended since the flood. This dwelling could be the emblem for residential neighborhoods submerged when levees gave way. It appears untouched, weeds growing tall, occupants living elsewhere. The city has threatened to seize homes that have not been gutted of rotted and mildewed walls and flooring, but has not acted. This is the picture of thousands of homes: occupants gone, no the small building sitting empty. The stories of funding, of insurance money, of government assistance, personal financing, are different for each house with the same bottom line for all: no one is doing anything to fix the place.
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