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The people who have come back, the so called \"survivors\" or \"refugees\"; the people who…

A hand-painted sign amid storm debris and a concrete slab reads "PLEASE DO NOT DAMAGE SLAB or DRIVEWAY, I WILL REBUILD," surrounded by broken bricks and rubble.

The people who have come back, the so called "survivors" or "refugees"; the people who rebuilt need to be remembered. It took a great amount of courage to decide that living below sea level is worth the risk of losing everything again. I came back for my family and because there is no place like New Orleans. I have no regrets about decision to come home and rebuild. I want the history books to tell of the heroic people who decided that this great city was worth rebuilding.

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“The people who have come back, the so called \"survivors\" or \"refugees\"; the people who…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/42931.