For this week's theme of disorder, I kept singing the chorus of Warren Zevon's "Disorder in the House," which got me thinking of homes. And that led to New Orleans. The thing about this photo is that it's not just one ruined home; it's two. The second roof on the right side of the house is not part of the original building; it's from a home around the corner that was planted on top of the lower house as the flood waters finally receded. Talk about disorder.
This is the fourth photo of a post-Katrina New Orleans I've used to represent a photo challenge (and more remain). It remains a somber sight and a reminder of the incompetence of leadership during the months that turned into years after the storm.
I post this while watching this year's Sugar Bowl, which was the reason I was in New Orleans in January 2007, when I watched Brady Quinn and Jeff Samardzija in their final game for Notre Dame. It was a good few days nonetheless.
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