Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans

Just recently read an article about the Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans. So very very sad. The area appears to be a jungle, the article mentioned that there were snakes, wild animals, etc, living in the area. The pictures in the article were very disturbing as both my daughter and I spent numerous hours in that location, attempting to re-build the area. Kind of makes one wonder what the local government is thinking, if they are thinking.