Wendell Pierce grew up in Pontchartrain Park , an idyllic community ruined by Katrina . He runs initiative to rebuild community but frustrated with government inaction . Pierce says holdup in funding housing is effort to keep poor , minorities from returning . Why has n't it been used ? The New Orleans City Council has been criticized for its slow response and lack of transparency about the city's recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina.
Wendell Pierce grew up in Pontchartrain Park , an idyllic community ruined by Katrina . He runs initiative to rebuild community but frustrated with government inaction . Pierce says holdup in funding housing is effort to keep poor , minorities from returning . The New Orleans City Council has been criticized for its slow response and lack of transparency about the city's recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina.