These Photos were Taken in Early May 2007-about 7 weeks after the others-homes almost ready for occupation |
St Bernard high School-just starting to gut the buildings |
Crews Still Picking Up large Debri Piles-Notice High School Stadium in Background |
Back of St Bernard High School |
Gym of High School devestated |
This was a grade school that was built on a raised platform and was designed to be Hurricane Proof |
Storm Surge went over the TOP of this School |
Little being done to rehab the school so kids have to be bused 10+ more miles to a school building |
The Support Pillars of the building show major damage as does sewer and water lines |
Catholic Church that was Devestated |
Catholic Church that was Devestated just a few blocks from the school |
No structures in the area were spared by Katrina |
Waiting on Insurance and Govt Money to Rebuild-this is NOT a FEMA Trailer |
Not Much Left of the home |
Some have rebuilt |
Many have just a few bricks or foundation poles left |
This area is where the Shrimpers and Crabbers lived and many still have not gotten FEMA trailers after 20+months |
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This was a fish/shrimp/Crab plant |
Salt Water Incursion is killing 40+ year old trees |
The whole area has large areas where the trees have died from Salt Water encroaching even further into the wetlands |
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Memorial at Sand Beach to the St bernard Parrish Victims of Katrina |
Old Fort in the Bay |
Marker listing the dead from Katrina in the Parrish |
Boat in the yard, Keep OFF |
Many have rebuilt |
Ice Plant still not in operation, Ice necessary for shrimping |
Trees dying from Sea Water Incursion into the Wetlands |