Are newcomers a mixed blessing for the Lower Ninth Ward?

Name: Are newcomers a mixed blessing for the Lower Ninth Ward?
Uploaded: 2015-08-25T23:38:19Z
Duration: P622S
Description: With so many residents gone since Hurricane Katrina, can the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans ever bounce back? William Brangham reports on the historically black neighborhood’s struggle to sustain and rebuild community while lacking sources of economic development and facing signs of gentrification.

Clip: Season 2015 | 10m 22s

With so many residents gone since Hurricane Katrina, can the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans ever bounce back? William Brangham reports on the historically black neighborhood’s struggle to sustain and rebuild community while lacking sources of economic development and facing signs of gentrification.

Aired: 08/25/15

Rating: NR

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Are newcomers a mixed blessing for the Lower Ninth Ward?

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