Katrina left about 1,836 people dead , destroyed about 275,000 homes in Mississippi , Alabama and Louisiana , and cost the federal government about $ 114 billion . Russel Honoré : Post-Katrina New Orleans is a tale of two cities , haves vs. have nots . Progress in the Business District but lingering blight in poorer neighborhoods , he says . Honoré points to new hotels , restaurants , public service buildings , charter schools . He also notes that many people are still living below the poverty line and there's no end in sight for this trend.
Russel Honoré : Post-Katrina New Orleans is a tale of two cities , haves vs. have nots . Progress in the Business District but lingering blight in poorer neighborhoods , he says . Honoré points to new hotels , restaurants , public service buildings , charter schools . He also notes that many people are still living below the poverty line and there's no end in sight for this trend.