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Ninth Ward Conditions
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:18 pm
I’ve never been to Louisiana, but currently reading a book set in New Orleans. It describes the modern-day Ninth Ward as almost third-world. Is this accurate? It’s been 20 plus years since Katrina… what is the current situation in the Ninth Ward? Is there any hope for improvements at this point?
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Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:19 pm to Hoyt
The answers you seek are against site rules.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:20 pm to Hoyt
It's scary bad. I've gone on a few plumbing calls there, and turned even more down. It looks like a dystopian tv show.
In the morning it's not too bad. Not felt like I was in danger. But parts of Holly Grove in the evening are definitely scarier. Little kids walking around or riding 4 wheelers with rifles on their backs. It's definitely a different life style in those places.
In the morning it's not too bad. Not felt like I was in danger. But parts of Holly Grove in the evening are definitely scarier. Little kids walking around or riding 4 wheelers with rifles on their backs. It's definitely a different life style in those places.
This post was edited on 5/28/26 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:25 pm to Hoyt
It was bad before Katrina. Big K just worsened it.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:26 pm to Hoyt
I grew up there till I was 16,
This post was edited on 5/28/26 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:27 pm to Hoyt
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almost third-world.
why did they limit that to the 9th Ward?
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:27 pm to Hoyt
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It describes the modern-day Ninth Ward as almost third-world.
It's pretty much the same as any other cultcha-attenuated urban area in the country. Probably more empty lots but what's left could be dropped into any part of Memphis and nobody would notice.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:28 pm to Hoyt
What you may not know is that the ninth ward includes everything from the river to the lake downriver of Franklin. So there is no one answer.
Generally, it ranges from pretty rough to uninhabitable. I could live in a small section by the river and maybe a spot or two in NO East.
Little hope for improvement.
Generally, it ranges from pretty rough to uninhabitable. I could live in a small section by the river and maybe a spot or two in NO East.
Little hope for improvement.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:28 pm to Hoyt
I drive through on my way to my camp. never without a loaded gun on my lap. Having said that, nothing has ever happened.
Want a different opinion? Go watch this:
Want a different opinion? Go watch this:
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The Pharmacist is a Netflix true crime documentary about a grieving father, Dan Schneider, whose quest for justice for his son uncovers a major opioid crisis.
The Pharmacist is a four-part documentary series that follows Dan Schneider, a small-town pharmacist in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, whose life is shattered when his son, Danny, is fatally shot during a drug-related incident in New Orleans in 1999
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. Frustrated by the police’s lack of progress, Schneider personally investigates his son’s murder, meticulously documenting conversations and tracking down witnesses, ultimately helping to identify the killer
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After the trial, Schneider returns to his pharmacy and notices a troubling surge in OxyContin prescriptions among young, seemingly healthy people. His investigation leads him to Dr. Jacqueline Cleggett, a doctor running a prolific "pill mill," and eventually to Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin
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. Schneider’s grassroots efforts provide critical evidence for a DEA investigation, exposing widespread prescription abuse and contributing to the early awareness of the opioid epidemic
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The series blends personal tragedy with societal issues, showing how Schneider’s grief transforms into activism. It highlights the human cost of the opioid crisis, the role of rogue doctors, and the systemic failures that allowed prescription abuse to flourish
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Structured in four chapters—Justice for Danny, A Mission from God, Dope Dealers with White Lab Coats, and Tunnel of Hope—the series chronicles both the resolution of his son’s murder and Schneider’s fight against the opioid epidemic, offering a compelling mix of true crime, investigative journalism, and social commentary
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Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:31 pm to Hoyt
At night it is bad. During the day not so much. Main roads through are fine and you are not likely to see anything worse than anywhere else in average new orleans.
I wouldn't move there or hang out regularly but the 7th ward is way worse than the lower 9th.
Not sure it is any more third world than other parts of the city. Just strange seeing abandoned streets with random houses that are in decent shape.
I wouldn't move there or hang out regularly but the 7th ward is way worse than the lower 9th.
Not sure it is any more third world than other parts of the city. Just strange seeing abandoned streets with random houses that are in decent shape.
This post was edited on 5/28/26 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:34 pm to Hoyt
I went to high school in 1980's down there. 9th ward was a shithole back then. It got worse after Katrina.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:35 pm to Hoyt
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Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:36 pm to Hoyt
I grew up in the Lower 9th Ward but got out of that area in the late 70's and it went downhill.
Katrina hit and destroyed that area, like much of N.O., but it has been very lagging in coming back ever since. Still many empty dilapidated homes and little to no infrastructure for the residents in that area.
No major grocery stores, drug stores, medical facilities etc. All of those require traveling either to St. Bernard Parish east of that area or across the Industrial Canal heading west and going farther into the city for basic needs.
Twenty plus years and it still has a long way to go.
Katrina hit and destroyed that area, like much of N.O., but it has been very lagging in coming back ever since. Still many empty dilapidated homes and little to no infrastructure for the residents in that area.
No major grocery stores, drug stores, medical facilities etc. All of those require traveling either to St. Bernard Parish east of that area or across the Industrial Canal heading west and going farther into the city for basic needs.
Twenty plus years and it still has a long way to go.
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:38 pm to Hoyt
In the words of the great Ricky B:
I'm rolling through the 9th Ward Desire and Florida
Damn I've never seen so many Soldiers and Warriors
Packing them things for n*ggas faking the funk
Cross the tracks and you better not ask where they at
Slugs coming at your arse n*gga, duck bitch duck
And you can’t do shite because you’re cornered in the cut
By some hip arse hippies but like I said them n*ggas hip
Put the pop in, cock back, and empty the clip
I'm rolling through the 9th Ward Desire and Florida
Damn I've never seen so many Soldiers and Warriors
Packing them things for n*ggas faking the funk
Cross the tracks and you better not ask where they at
Slugs coming at your arse n*gga, duck bitch duck
And you can’t do shite because you’re cornered in the cut
By some hip arse hippies but like I said them n*ggas hip
Put the pop in, cock back, and empty the clip
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:40 pm to gumbo2176
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No major grocery stores, drug stores, medical facilities etc. All of those require traveling either to St. Bernard Parish east of that area
I hear what you are saying but it's a mile or less to Canseco's and 2 miles to WalMart. They have a fresh fruit/vegetable stand and the new Fresh Market. It's not great but for the demographics they aren't hurting.
This post was edited on 5/28/26 at 1:41 pm
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:43 pm to Hoyt
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currently reading a book set in New Orleans.
Are you reading Jack Carr's latest??
I just started it couple days ago. Its a page turner.
This post was edited on 5/28/26 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 5/28/26 at 1:54 pm to msap9020
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Are you reading Jack Carr's latest??
I just started it couple days ago. Its a page turner.
Yes, I am
Posted on 5/28/26 at 2:00 pm to Hoyt
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Yes, I am
Howd ya like that 3 hour drive from BTR to NO quote. I know he said he wasnt taking interstate but.......?
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