All of the reading and watching of the television pictures never prepared me for the extent of the
destruction. Here we are almost a year and a half later, and there is a celebration if one store opens up. The Judge Perez Parkway is the main artery through St. Bernard Parish, and connects the parish with the city of New Orleans. Here the
destruction is virtually complete, and almost no businesses have reopened. I have just shown a few pictures, but the road goes on for miles.
The stores that do open, have a terrible time finding help because there is no place to live. It is Catch 22 all over again. In the entire town there are only a few restaurants open, there is no hospital because it was so damaged it had to be demolished. The same is true for the
medical center where most of the doctors maintained offices. The traffic lights are
sporadic even today, and many makeshift stop sign supports serve as traffic control.
All of the reading and watching of the television pictures never prepared me for the extent of the destruction. Here we are almost a year and a half later, and there is a celebration if one store opens up. The Judge Perez Parkway is the main artery through St. Bernard Parish, and connects the parish with the city of New Orleans. Here the destruction is virtually complete, and almost no businesses have reopened. I have just shown a few pictures, but the road goes on for miles.
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