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20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans still lags behind

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Burnell Cotlon is the owner of Burnell's Lower 9th Ward Market, which one of the very few businesses still surviving in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. Many residents did not return to the area after Hurricane Katrina hit the area in 2005. (NPR)
Burnell Cotlon is the owner of Burnell's Lower 9th Ward Market, which one of the very few businesses still surviving in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. Many residents did not return to the area after Hurricane Katrina hit the area in 2005. (NPR)

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