Skipping the Katrina Rhetoric for a Block Party
Katrina: One Year Later
President Bush and many Louisiana political leaders were in New Orleans Tuesday at events observing the Hurricane Katrina anniversary. But many residents stayed away.
Molly Peterson caught up with one New Orleans man who skipped the official rhetoric and pomp and circumstance to attend an annual neighborhood party.
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