9th Ward Remains All But Vacant
More than sixteen months after Katrina hit, New Orleans’ Ninth Ward "remains all but vacant," Only 3 percent of the ward’s homeowners have applied for electrical permits—"enough to power only 152 houses." The Times-Picayune reports, Before Katrina the Ninth Ward had 5,601 homes. Now, "demolition permits have been obtained on about a quarter of them, the highest percentage citywide."
