Among the Displaced from New Orleans, Who Will Return?

NPR interviews Craig Colten, a professor of geography and anthropology at Louisiana State University, about how to rebuild New Orleans.

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September 24, 2005, 11:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

Steve Inskeep, host of NPR's Morning Edition, interviews Craig Colten, a professor of geography and anthropology at Louisiana State University.

Colton discusses what a newly rebuilt New Orleans might be like, and why residents from impoverished communities may be the least likely to return to their homes. Colten also says there is a need to take some of the city's lowest ground and let it serve as a flood retention base.

The NPR website offers the interview in streaming media format.

FULL STORY: What Can Be Expected in a Rebuilt New Orleans

Sunday, September 25, 2005 in National Public Radio

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