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New Orleans' Honeysuckle Lane In a middle-class neighborhood in New Orleans East, the residents of Honeysuckle Lane are eager to return to their homes, which were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Robert Siegel tracks the residents, who are spread across the country, and their efforts to get back home.
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New Orleans' Honeysuckle Lane

Follow the efforts of New Orleans East residents to return home after Hurricane Katrina.

Life Stands Still On New Orleans' Honeysuckle Lane

Honeysuckle Lane in New Orleans East was a veritable ghost town after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. The area is slowly rebuilding, but as homeowner John Brown says, it still lacks a hospital, nearby schools and stores. Residents say they're still "waiting for normalcy."

Life Stands Still On New Orleans' Honeysuckle Lane

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Stay or Go? Honeysuckle Lane Residents Decide

For the people of this New Orleans East area, a few things have returned to normal: Street lamps are working, and some shops have reopened. But uncertainty hangs over their future -- and that of their neighborhood. Here are their stories.

Stay or Go? Honeysuckle Lane Residents Decide

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Residents Explain What Makes Honeysuckle Home

For the past six months, All Things Considered has followed the fortunes of a street in East New Orleans that was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding. This weekend, a dozen residents gathered at one of the few businesses open in the area for a town meeting.

Residents Explain What Makes Honeysuckle Home

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New Orleans Neighborhood Awaits Key Decisions

Four and a half months after Hurricane Katrina, many New Orleanians who were flooded out of their homes still face an uncertain future. No where is that more true than on Honeysuckle Lane, where residents eager to return await key decisions by federal and local bureaucracies.

New Orleans Neighborhood Awaits Key Decisions

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Resident Hopes for Rebuilding in New Orleans East

Joann Arnaud, who lived on Honeysuckle Lane in New Orleans East, talks about her family's reaction to plans that call for a four-month moratorium on rebuilding in their part of the city. Residents must have a critical mass of guaranteed returnees before they can rebuild.

Resident Hopes for Rebuilding in New Orleans East

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After Katrina: Redefining the Concept of Home

Many people mark the end-of-year holidays by heading home to reflect on the past year with close friends and family. But what do you do when the home you knew is no longer there to return to? All Things Considered looks at how victims of Hurricane Katrina are redefining the concept of home.

After Katrina: Redefining the Concept of Home

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Basic Services Stall New Orleans Recovery

New Orleans is working hard to get back on its feet, but its inhabitants -- including residents of Honeysuckle Lane -- continue to be frustrated with the lack of electricity, water and other basic services.

Basic Services Stall New Orleans Recovery

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Honeysuckle Lane: From Hotel to Home

Host Robert Siegel continues his chats with residents of flood-damaged Honeysuckle Lane in New Orleans East. Pat Zeller lives at 40 Honeysuckle Lane, but is staying at a hotel on Canal Street. Floodwaters soaked her home's downstairs, but the rest of the house is in fair condition. She expects to move back in March.

Honeysuckle Lane: From Hotel to Home

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Honeysuckle Lane Resident Awaits Word on Home

Robert Siegel continues his conversations with residents of one small street in New Orleans East. He chats with Keia Wyre, who lives at 37 Honeysuckle Lane. She's staying with her mother in Hampton, Va., while she tries to find out what insurance and FEMA will pay her for her water-damaged home.

Honeysuckle Lane Resident Awaits Word on Home

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Honeysuckle Lane Residents Long for New Orleans

Last month, Robert Siegel visited New Orleans East to see how residents of one block were coping in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. He talks to some displaced residents of Honeysuckle Lane.

Honeysuckle Lane Residents Long for New Orleans

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A Return to New Orleans East

Residents of New Orleans East gathered in a shopping mall Friday, set to return to their homes for the first time since Hurricane Katrina hit. They are determined to participate in a debate over the city's future.

A Return to New Orleans East

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Residents Eager to Reclaim New Orleans East

New Orleans residents scattered after Hurricane Katrina are anxious to return and see what has become of their homes. Residents of New Orleans East are planning to drive back, even though officials have yet to approve their return.

Residents Eager to Reclaim New Orleans East

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