The Story of One Block in New Orleans

Stepping up
Greg McMorris at work on his parents home on Caffin Street. His mother and father left the city during Katrina and settled in a small
Dave Anderson

Stepping Up
Greg McMorris at work on his parent's home on Caffin Street. His mother and father left the city during Katrina and settled in a small rural community in Mississippi where they found a measure of peace. In Georgia, his mother says of her new home, "there's no gunshot sounds."

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