Sad that the president thinks so little of the American life and the dignity of it citizens! Thank you for the reminder of what these poor people and what they are going through in the wealthiest and at one time, I thought the greatest country in the world.

Oh my dear friend, I feel such empathy for all of you down there. I will never understand what has become of the care and love of people...the poor people who lost all they had..and you would think the country and its so called president would care a bit more. New Orleans is a special thing..and now what happens?The reminders down there must be so devastating for everyone...it makes me cry to just look at this.. I dont blame you for going away often...my heart would ache if I were there, and mine aches for all of you. Maybe the only thing you can do is move? You would love ORegon...there are areas here you would really love. Can you come up for a visit to see me and my family? We would cherish some time with you...we have plenty of room and lots of open spaces here. My prayers are with you...my friend....manyhugs to you..verena

A most striking image. I've heard many stories of the beauty of New Orleans from friends who had visited, it really is such a pity to see it like this now. I hope things will get better soon and wish you all the best.

The New Orleans situation was a dirty rotten shame. A political failure that cost so much. People lost not only loved ones but hope as well. To have to stand on a building for three days without food or water will make anybody loose faith in their country, and to us who had to watch them as well. I live up in Canada, but have loved ones down south. I feel very sad that President Bush is still in the Whitehouse. One can only hope that he will not make anymore life costing blunders berfore his term is up. I anxiously await a time when America can heal and not have to live in fear everyday. Sincerely...............LPF

This is so discouraging. You may have read recently that insurance companies are reporting record profits. Of course, they are raising rates all over because of the horrible disasters which have occurred, but at the same time they are denying the claims of those who have lost everything. And our government is spending billions on pointless wars instead of helping our own people. I am glad you are continuing to display for all the ruin that has not been corrected.

Amassing reg how this did not happen to Texas. The evacuated 3,000.000 in one weekend and had them back home in a weeks time rebuilding and back up and running in a few months. My heart goes out to you all.

The devastation in Texas was no where near the scale of New Orleans. Texas evacuated its people. Why not New Orleans? Both had the same information. My youngest son works for the power company in South Carolina that sent crews to help out. Nobody could believe what they saw. They reported that the devastation was almost total and that it would take YEARS to rebuild. Why aren't people more angry about the loss of life. You can point at the Feds, but it is first and foremost, the responsiblity of the state to look out for the well being of its people. If that mayor and governor are re-elected I will be stunned. But none of this finger pointing is going to help a sad, sad situation. Many of the people that were relocated to my town have gotten jobs and settled in and say they will never go back to that "death trap" (their words, not mine). There is no easy answer for this situation and I can only pray that God watches over you and your once beautiful city, Regmar. God bless you all.

You know, I've heard that Houston (Republican) is so much smarter than New Orleans (Democrat) baloney, because they were able to evacuate their city ahead of the hurricane. 1) The the ONLY reason New Orleans flooded was the failure of the federally maintained levees. There was no other contributing reason. They failed two days after the hurricane and after the population was allowed to return. 2) The reason the federally maintained levees were not maintained was that the money to maintain them was going to Texas and other states to maintain their military bases. Now before you argue with this I worked at the Project Management branch of the Army Corps of Engineers which runs both those projects, and I can prove this with budget numbers. 3) Houston wasn't hit by Hurricane Rita. 4) Many people did not evacuate Houston just as many did not evacuate New Orleans. Had a hurricane actually hit Houston, and had Houston been protected by levees to the extent that New Orleans was, you would have seen the same damage there. 5) Houston has hundreds of roads in and out of the city. New Orleans has four all of which cross bridges. This gives Houston a tremendous advantage when it comes to evacuating. 6) Houston never did such an extensive evacuation before New Orleans was destroyed. I'll bet they never do again either. 7) After the hurricane destroyed New Orleans (and much of the Mississippi and Alabama gulf coasts) the president's administration requested and was given over $100 billion for the military which is paying for the reconstruction of the hurricane damage. Of that $100 billion, only $4.1 billion is going to repair New Orleans. Only $21 billion is going to fix ALL the storm damage in the South. The rest, over $80 billion is going to pay for the invasions and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. This makes me wonder which is more important to this administration - their war or our cities. I realize this war is getting lots of republicans elected, but the rebuilding of our nation is a bit more important.

8) Let's discuss corruption. People are saying we shouldn't give money to New Orleans to repair because of the corruption in the local governments. Of the corruption that has taken place in the expenditure of the reconstruction money the overwhelming majority has occurred at the federal level with the administration (who is responsible for deciding who gets the money) spreading it lavishly among their campaign contributors who are hiring other contractors who are hiring other contractors who are hiring other contractors, who are hiring inexpensive foreign workers to come here and do the repair work for $5 per hour. There is no commitment to repair New Orleans, because New Orleans is a poor city which is represented by a political party which opposes the administration's political party. That is the shameful truth.

A powerful photo - the responses, just to this point, show that.

I am so sorry Reg...but keep these coming as a constant reminder...you and your fellow citizens shall be in my prayers...as a Canadian I don't know what else I can do...your fellow Americans should all raise hell with the powers that be.:Pat.

There is nothing I can add that hasn't been said. I too am sorry for the treatment of the people and the area. I will never get the images out of my heart of the scared, tired, hungry, sick people who had to sit on the overpasses and streets. This is the United States of America...the Land of Prosperity. Guess they didn't see those pictures. I have never in my life had such a sick helpless feeling as when I saw that and see these pictures. The husband of a friend of mine came there after the storm to help and she went to visit him while he was there. She said words cannot describe what she saw.
My prayers are with you and all the many many people down there. It really makes my heart so very heavy.
Melody

Wow! What a mess. The bad part is that the next season starts in 45 days and this could happen again. Thanks for reminding us that people are still in need.
Russ

It’s a shock to see these types of images. I hope that New Orleans will heal soon and the people there will be able to live like normal again. When the Tsunami struck my country the same uncertainty fell upon every one and the future was washed away for many. When I saw dead carried in trucks and buried by hundreds on huge pits I never thought that we will see light on those areas again. But for some reason they managed to face the tragedy and rebuild within a year.

The home of the Free and the land of the Brave. I guess you have to be brave now when you know you're on your own in a disaster. - Patty

This a great capture of how bad things were/are in N.O. I live in Baton Rouge and I'm still amazed by these pictures (even though I've been down to N.O. multiple times after Katrina). I just don't think there is a way to comprehend such a disaster. I can relate to that feeling of wanting to escape- I spent many summers in Bay St. Louis, MS with my grandparents. I haven't joined them in their trips back. I don't think I could endure seeing all I knew so well gone. I hope that things will improve at a faster rate now that we have some new leadership as far as the governor goes, but only time will tell...

Glad I am in Canada