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New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward was among the hardest hit areas of the Gulf Coast by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. In the days immediately following the hurricane, this area became submerged in up to 10 feet of water for three weeks – following a massive levee break nearby. Nearly 6,000 residents of the Lower Ninth’s historic Holy Cross Neighborhood were displaced, along with numerous schools, churches and businesses. Much of this area has never flooded before.
Fewer than 20% of the residents have been able to return to their homes nearly two years after the hurricane and flooding. Yet Holy Cross has attracted the attention and support of many national figures and organizations, creating a unprecedented “perfect storm” of sustainability.
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