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New Orleans, already reeling from Hurricane Katrina, felt the effects of Hurricane Rita. New Orleans is now rebuilding. Follow the links to the left for information all about New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina and more - HurricaneKatrina.com.
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December 8, 2005
NEW ORLEANS -- The same group that offers visitors a chance to drive by some of New Orleans' massive old homes will soon allow them to see some mass devastation. Gray Line New Orleans next month will begin a "Hurricane Katrina" bus tour, taking visitors through some of the city's hardest-hit areas.
The tour will cost $35, with $3 going to a non-profit group directly affected by the monster storm. Some city residents said they feel the company is exploiting a tragedy. One man said the company is treating Katrina's wreckage like a theme park. The company's general manager said people wouldn't fully understand the scope of the damage until they saw it for themselves.
New Orleans, already reeling from Hurricane Katrina, escaped the worst of the storm, but some of its poor neighborhoods flooded anew as engineers scrambled to repair weakened levees. Rescuers used boats and helicopters to reach hundreds of residents along the Lousiana coast, where the storm surge reached 15 feet.
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...In New Orleans, rain drenched parts of the abandoned city early Saturday, straining the levee system damaged by Katrina and causing more flooding in already ruined and abandoned poor neighborhoods. But the forecast of up to three inches throughout the day was less than had been previously predicted.
"Overall, it looks like New Orleans has lucked out," National Weather Service Meteorologist Phil Grigsby said.
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