I was born there. I grew up there. It is what I know and love. It is my home. Katrina has completely changed my life. It has changed the lives of 90% of everyone I know. South LA is a special place to me and most of the people that live there. I do plan on going back.

Half of the pics above are places above sea level. Especially the bridge.

Should everyone move out of coastal FL, TX, LA, MS, AL, SC, NC, GA etc? Maybe everyone should just pull out of FL, it is a bad spot. Dont they know a hurricane could hit them.
Why do all of those people live in CA where earthquakes could happen? Why do all those people live in tornado alley? Why does anyone live near a coast anywhere? Why do you drive a car, dont you know you can get in a wreck and die? Why do you cook in your house, you could cause a fire. And on and on and on...........

Ruben asked how the area is doing 5 years later. Some places are doing great. Some places the people just dont care. There are still neighborhoods where most of the houses have just been left untouched. A lot of neighborhoods look like nothing even happened. According to one of the Katrina shows this week, NOLA is back to 90% population pre-Katrina. St. Bernard Parish where I lived at the time is less but is growing. Everything is not back to normal. Everything is establishing a new normal.