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New Orleans, which was hit by devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005, now seems to be a modern and prosperous city. The restoration of the downtown area is... 17.03.2011, Sputnik International

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News Orleans more than five years after Katrina

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New Orleans, which was hit by devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005, now seems to be a modern and prosperous city. The restoration of the downtown area is almost complete, and the tourist infrastructure and the business district have been rebuilt.

© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovNew Orleans, which was hit by devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005, now seems to be a modern and prosperous city. The restoration of the downtown area is almost complete, and the tourist infrastructure and the business district have been rebuilt.

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The Louisiana Superdome, which sheltered thousands of people during the hurricane, has also been renovated.

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Rebuilt or newly built houses now make up almost half of the city.

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But a fully renovated house with a garden is still a rare thing to see in New Orleans and its suburbs.

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In poorer neighborhoods, some people have built their homes by themselves. Many never returned to New Orleans.

© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovLocal communities can barely make ends meet because Hurricane Katrina and then the Gulf oil spill almost completely wiped out the livelihoods of local fishermen and oyster collectors.

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Local communities can barely make ends meet because Hurricane Katrina and then the Gulf oil spill almost completely wiped out the livelihoods of local fishermen and oyster collectors.

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People have unusual ways of asking the authorities for help.

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A resident of a New Orleans suburb put a sign outside of his home several years ago asking then President George Bush to rebuild the Lower 9th Region instead of Iraq.

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Many former residents never returned to the city after the flood.

© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovLevees and floodwalls were in place to protect the city from floods, but in 2005, they proved helpless against the massive flow of water which rapidly inundated the city’s canals and streets.

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Levees and floodwalls were in place to protect the city from floods, but in 2005, they proved helpless against the massive flow of water which rapidly inundated the city’s canals and streets.

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Memorials to the victims of the flood were set up on every block. Families and neighbors of flood victims gather every year to commemorate the tragedy and the deceased.

© RIA Novosti . Denis VoroshilovNew Orleans is still a long way from making a full recovery. The fishing industry has not recovered to even half of what it used to be. Louisiana pelicans perch on the remains of destroyed piers.

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New Orleans is still a long way from making a full recovery. The fishing industry has not recovered to even half of what it used to be. Louisiana pelicans perch on the remains of destroyed piers.