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Mr. Swanson’s feelings
Around the comer from the Habitat line of homes, Mr. Henry Swanson, a retired hospital worker, has put up signs offering his opinions to passersby. TTiere isn’t much of an audience; except for Habitat volunteers and the National Guard patrols, the Ninth Ward has little traffic. Miles of block after block are mostly empty. No dogs, no neighbors, no regular mail delivery, no rhythm of life. By recent count, Orleans Parish alone has 80,000 empty homes.
91.8%