On Wednesday, we were assigned to another area of the 9th Ward. This car in the neighborhood is still covered with flood debris, 14 months after the hurricane.

More debris, still lying in the street 14 months after Katrina.

On Wednesday, Oct. 18, we were assigned to gut this home, which hadn't been touched since Katrina hit.

Furniture and personal belongings were still in the residence, untouched since Katrina.

Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005.

Our first step here was to remove furniture.

More nails...

This friend of the home owner stopped by to thank us and tell us about Katrina.

This is most of the debris we removed from the house. Other debriw (eg., electronics and keepsakes) are in separate piles, and not visible.

The result of our work. We were scheduled to be on this site for three days, but completed the job in less than two. Now the homeowner can renovate the interior and move back in.

We have to wear our helmets???

Our third assignment involved completing the gutting process at this home.