Publisher's Description
Under the auspices of a grant from the Open Society Initiative, native Louisianan Debbie Fleming Caffery explored the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, a small portion of which is compellingly captured here. Focusing primarily on the Lower Ninth Ward, Caffery photographed the debris left behind in the wake of mass evacuations - wrecked cars, a steak knife and an eggshell, photographs tacked to walls, a pair of dentures - and the journey of many displaced residents from the overcrowded and increasingly dangerous New Orleans Convention Center and Superdome to a shelter in Baton Rouge.
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