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Here's another home in the breach neighborhood. All doors and windows to the house and…

A dust- and debris-covered garage with a thick layer of dried silt on the floor, shelves of tools and supplies along the walls, and an old coupe caked in grime parked inside.

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Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

Here's another home in the breach neighborhood. All doors and windows to the house and vehicle are open. This photo was shot from the sidewalk. Eight weeks ago, most residents would have kept stricter security measures for their belongings. It doesn't really matter anymore. Most everything is destroyed. It makes better sense to air out everything so things will continue to dry.

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“Here's another home in the breach neighborhood. All doors and windows to the house and…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3469.