ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ bˈɪldɪŋz wɜː vˈeɪkənt ænd fˈɛnst ˈɔf, wɪð ˈoʊnli ɐ pˈoːɹʃən stˈɪl ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd, wˌɛn ðɪ ˈɛɹiə flˈʌdᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈæftɚmˌæθ ʌv hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪn kɐtɹˈiːnə sˈiː: ɪfˈɛkts ʌv hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪn kɐtɹˈiːnə ɪn nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənz.
The majority of the remaining buildings were vacant and fenced off, with only a portion still occupied, when the area flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (see: Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans).