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Postal worker, Arana Glenda delivers mail along her route in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana on Nov. 14, 2011. 'The city, it's like they forgot about us,' Glenda says, 'People have been slow to come back because there's no groceries or banks around here.' Glenda's mail route remains scattered but has picked up in the last two years as a few residents begin to rebuild. Ann Hermes/Staff
Jetterson Shipps helps make repairs to a roof in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana on Nov. 14, 2011. Rebuilding in the Ninth Ward has been slow, with several empty lots on every block and homes that remain abandoned. Ann Hermes/Staff
Two months after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans, areas including homes like this in the Ninth Ward remain at a standstill. Mary Knox Merrill/ The Christian Science Monitor
A sign on a non-profit called Common Ground which helps rebuild homes welcomes people back to their devastated neighborhood on July 21, 2010. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Three men walk through the Ninth Ward which was devastated by a flood after a barge broke through the levy after Hurricane Katrina. Most areas here are still empty although some families have returned to rebuild. Five years after Katrina devastated New Orleans, parts have been rebuilt and are prospering, while others are still derelict. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A sign shown in the window of a home shows the intentions of the owner in the flood-ravaged neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan. 10, 2006. Andy Nelson/ The Christian Science Monitor
Diedra Taylor lives in a new home built by the Make it Right foundation started by Brad Pitt. Her home is just across from the levy that failed when a barge broke through post Hurricane Katrina. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
The interior is devastated in the home in which Monica and Charles Williams live in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 14, 2006. Williams and her husband, Charles, were among the first to return to the most heavily damaged section of the Lower Ninth Ward. Andy Nelson/ The Christian Science Monitor
Charles Williams talks with his sons at his home on July 14, 2006. Andy Nelson/ The Christian Science Monitor
Construction on homes and the creation of an urban farm proceeds in the Make It Right village on April 22, 2009. Created by Brad Pitt after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the area in 2005, Make It Right hopes to be a catalyst for redevelopment of the neighborhood. Pitt has partnered with leaders in environmental architecture and sustainable redevelopment. Mary Knox Merrill/The Christian Science Monitor
A new fire hydrant is one of the only signs of new life in the Lower Ninth Ward on August 6, 2006. Andy Nelson/ The Christian Science Monitor
A Gray Line Tours bus slowly rolls through the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nov. 7, 2005, allowing residents of the neighborhood to see what is left of their homes. Andy Nelson/ The Christian Science Monitor
Lower Ninth Ward resident Litania Banks stairs out the front window of a tour bus as it crawls through his old New Orleans, Louisiana neighborhood, Nov. 10, 2005, giving him a first glimpse of the devastation wrought by flood waters from breeches in nearby levees. Buses have been running daily in the neighborhood to give residents a chance to see their homes and the condition of their neighborhood in an effort to give them some closure. Andy Nelson/ The Christian Science Monitor
Caffin Avenue is the dividing line for east and west buses letting residents glimpse their homes in the Lower Ninth Ward. Andy Nelson/ The Christian Science Monitor
Electrician Randy Pratt, with a few of his children, moved into the Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina from his previous home about a half mile away on July 21, 2010. This area was devastated when a barge broke through the levy, flooding the area. 'I've been around levees my entire life. I just hope it's safe, that's all. I hope it do what they do.' Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Devastated homes still stand near the levy break caused by a barge after Hurricane Katrina. Many families have not rebuilt in this area, even though the levy has been strengthened. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A new levee wall runs along the industrial canal near the ruins of homes in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 18, 2006. The Lower Ninth Ward suffered extensive damage when the nearby industrial canal levee broke. Andy Nelson/ The Christian Science Monitor
Keith Jackson takes a picture of the rubble surrounding the remains of his aunt's home in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan. 10, 2006. The home was destroyed by flood waters that inundated the neighborhood when the Industrial Canal levee was breached in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Andy Nelson/ The Christian Science Monitor
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