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  Eddie
Miles and Thelonius
Oates work for a contractor to Orleans Parish
tasked with replacing and repairing street signs in New Orleans.
Four crews are out all week long, going block to block, putting
back what once was taken for granted, so that residents can find
their ways home.Homeowners and renters, in big mansions and small apartments, Louisianans across the economic spectrum have struggled to follow the rules to rebuild. Whether it’s parish demolition regulations, the state/federal Road Home program, flood insurance, SBA loans, or public assistance, residents share frustrations about shifting rules that sound frustratingly alike. We hear Diana Baker from Los Angeles, worrying about whether her house will be demolished by Orleans Parish. In Slidell, Pat  Fitzpatrick
is digging deep to build back better – and looking
around at empty slabs where neighbors used to be. And in New Orleans
East, Chanell
Jefferson
is rebuilding her life again, after the housing she
returned to post-Katrina put her health and her baby’s health
at risk. |
 
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