Saint Darren of the Lower Nine

They say that if you do the same thing over and over and expect a different result, you are crazy. What if you do the same thing over and over and expect nothing in return? Does it make you a saint?

On a trip to New Orleans last week, we took some time out from Jazzfest to visit the Lower Ninth Ward, where our daughter Callison has worked in the post-Katrina rebuilding effort.

While the French Quarter and the fairground that houses Jazzfest are in full swing, the Lower Ninth and other sections of the city still languish in post-apocalyptic rubble.

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