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On 15th Anniversary Of Katrina, Lower 9th Ward Resident Calls On New Orleans Diaspora To Come Home

Robert Green lost his mother and one of his granddaughters in Hurricane Katrina when the storm swept their house off its foundation as they were on the roof. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate)
Robert Green lost his mother and one of his granddaughters in Hurricane Katrina when the storm swept their house off its foundation as they were on the roof. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate)

Robert Green lost his mother and one of his granddaughters in Hurricane Katrina when the storm swept their house off its foundation as they were on the roof. But he tells host Tonya Mosley that on this anniversary, he won’t be shedding any tears.

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