Last week I had an opportunity to take a bus tour of damaged areas in New Orleans, including the Lower 9th Ward, where the damage was the worst. For months, people have been using phrases like "a war zone," or "as though a bomb went off." Having never been in a war zone, or witness the aftermath of a bomb, I'll refrain from such descriptions and let these few pictures speak for themselves.



I have more than 20 photos just like this one, basically the entire neighborhood was razed by the burst of water from the levee break. Complete devastation.





Note in this photo, the surge of water strong enough to lift the building from its foundation.