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While enroute, Greta Gladney discusses some of the schools and other resources located on St. Claude Avenue before the August 2005 flooding. St. Claude connects the Lower and Upper Ninth Ward and St. Bernard Parish to…

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\r\nIn explaining the effects of flooding on her neighborhood and her house, Greta discusses the uncertainty and fear of demolition that confronted many Lower Ninth Ward residents in the months following Katrina.…

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\r\nGreta\'s evacuation story reveals how complicated the decision whether or not to leave the city in advance of a hurricane can be for New Orleanians. Greta\'s sense of responsibility towards her mother, who refused to…

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\r\n\r\nThe tour moves a couple of blocks to visit Greta\'s family church: Amozian Baptist Church. Greta describes her family\'s multi-generational connection to Amozian, and she also briefly sketches Amozian\'s role in…

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\r\n\r\nEnroute to Greta\'s childhood home, the bus tour heads away from the river and into the far more devastated area of the Lower Ninth Ward. Along the way, the tour passes what was once one of the most important…

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\r\n\r\nIn great detail, Greta describes how her mother found herself trapped in her home and how her neighbors helped her to escape. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n(To view the video, double click the above link, or download it by…

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\r\n\r\nIn the midst of the tour, a former congregation member and his family drive by to see the ruins of their former church, which was located across the street from Greta\'s mother\'s house. \r\n\r\n\r\n(To view the…

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\r\n\r\nHeaded closer towards the worst Industrial Canal levee breaches, the tour briefly stops near Greta\'s grandfather\'s house. The damage is much more severe, and the house has since been demolished and the lot…

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\r\nIn leaving the neighborhood, the tour travels closer to the breach, making the vast scope of the devastation even more evident. However, rebuilding efforts continue, and much progress has been made since June 2006.…

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A Loud Color\r\nDirector: Brent Joseph\r\nDuration: 06:33\r\n\r\nNew Orleans resident Louis Harding gives a tour of the community center he opened one month before Hurricane Katrina hit. \"Before the storm, the building…

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