On Aug. 31, 2005, two men paddled past a bridge in New Orleanss Lower Ninth Ward.
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Earlier this month, the same bridge was open for business.
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On Oct. 12, 2005, Reggie Singleton dumped a load of sheet rock in the street as he worked to gut his house in the Lower Ninth Ward.
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By late August of this year, some houses in the neighborhood still stood, while others had been demolished.
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