NOLA

I do not even think I can begin to describe the heartbreaking destruction that is everywhere in the New Orleans area. You can drive for miles and see abandoned houses and shopping centers. Street signs are rare and so are working traffic lights. Really, you just have to be here to understand. The picture with the X: Each quadrant stands for something. One part is the organization that searched the house, the date it was looked at, and the number of bodies found. Fortunately no bodies were found in this building. Had bodies of people been found there would be a number where the zero is. If animal bodies are found it would also be written. The picture of the trailer park is one picture of many FEMA trailer parks. Some of the trailers have running water and electricity but many do not. Imagine having a family of four people living in those conditions for two years. The other pictures show the general destruction that can still be found. Some houses have special instructions written on the outside. Do not touch could be on the outside for many reasons. Most likely the house is toxic from mold. The remainder are pictures that I thought were interesting.