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Signs of a mixed recovery along hurricane highway
8/25/2010 03:10:25 AMAP – An empty foundation is seen along the Hurricane Katrina-ravaged Gulf Coast on Highway 90 in Gulfport, … Video Link Hurricanes & Tropical Storms Video:Hurricane Danielle now a Category 2 storm AP Video Link Hurricanes & Tropical Storms Video:Tornado Confirmed In Chester CBS 3 Philadelphia Video Link Hurricanes & Tropical Storms Video:Tropical Storm Danielle forms in the Atlantic AP By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press Writer Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Writer – 39 mins agoNEW ORLEANS – A mother of four feels trapped in the same New Orleans public housing complex from which she was rescued when flood waters ravaged the city. Ninety miles to the east on U.S. 90, an elderly couple in Biloxi, Miss., are resigned to life in a government-issued cottage surrounded by vacant lots where friends once resided. Both households lie along the highway that runs the length of Hurricane Katrina's fiercest front, and five years later, both have a hard time seeing very far up the road to recovery. From the beaches of Mississippi to the funky neighborhoods of New Orleans, the imprint of the Aug. 29, 2005, storm has faded with each home that is rebuilt, every business that reopens and every tree newly planted by resilient residents and those who've come to help. The debris from tens of thousands of shattered homes that littered the highway for months is long gone. And billions of federal dollars have helped many residents build even better homes than they had before. But U.S. 90 is dotted with "For Sale" signs on weed-choked vacant lots, boarded-up strip malls and concrete slabs where homes once stood, all reminders that a full restoration from Katrina is years away. |
