The Haunting Houses of New Orleans

Thank you for posting this. I was in new orleans in March 2008 and we drove through the 9th ward…my friends and I were in shock. Its one thing to see it on TV and another to see it in real life…we were so upset…disgusted…angry…the hair on my arms was standing on end. I felt sick to my stomach. Seeing peoples belongings in piles on the street, homeless cats running around was heartbreaking. I made a donation to the Make it Right foundation but I feel like its not enough.

Beautiful shots, Allison. Takes talent to keep the fringes out of focus, and make it work. Very nice.

Allison,

These are very very good shots. You captured the feeling that this area portrays through your photographs. I was in New Orleans back in Feb. 2008 to take some photographs for a photography project I was doing for school. When my friend and I drove around the city, I was overwhelmed with mixed feelings. You just wouldn’t think that this kind of thing can happen in America and it really makes you grateful for how our country is but it was to the utmost, unfortunate happenings that this did happen in America. My heart broke even more on every turn we took in the streets.

Here is a link to view my photographs from my travel there. http://www.jpgmag.com/stories/4727

Hi Allison,
Great shots. I also visited your website and I really enjoyed your night time shots.
thanks for sharing.

Thank you for mentioning St. Bernard Parish.  Twenty seven thousand homes flooded just in St. Bernard, nearly 100% of the housing stock, most with water that reached into people’s attics and stayed for days.
Don’t forget the area still needs your help.
Thanks,

Dear Allison:

I have relatives in New Orleans. I was there last year in October and there are still home that have not been repaired. My cousin had 5 feet of water in her house for 6 weeks. Friends of her’s had 8 feet.. They are fighting with contractors who have taken their money and not done the work. She lives out by the lake. There are not super markets or banks in her neighborhood. It is a real mess after all this time.

Thanks for the pistures.

Dear Allison:

I have relatives in New Orleans. I was there last year in October and there are still home that have not been repaired. My cousin had 5 feet of water in her house for 6 weeks. Friends of her’s had 8 feet.. They are fighting with contractors who have taken their money and not done the work. She lives out by the lake. There are not super markets or banks in her neighborhood. It is a real mess after all this time.

Thanks for the pictures..