Despite the promises of federal assistance, most New Orleans residents have been left to their own devices to rebuild their communities and their lives.
"Lost amid continued talk of billions in federal aid is the fact that most homeowners and businesses are being left to make the toughest calls on their own. Lost is that New Orleans' recovery â€" which President Bush once suggested would be one of the largest public reconstruction efforts the world had ever seen â€" is quickly becoming a private market affair.
"My constituents have pretty much concluded that it's up to us to put our neighborhood back together and get on with our lives," said Republican city council member Jay Batt, who represents the Lakeview neighborhood just west of Vignaud's.
To market advocates, this is the way it should be. Rugged individuals settled the American West in the 19th century and can resettle the Crescent City in the 21st."
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