just go to the 9th ward!! its still there, almost as it was,, you wont find or will find very few people there,,,,or if you want to go to an area that was just as completely devasted,but heard VERY LITTLE about,, go to Placquemines Parish, (Buras, Venice, Empire, LA) there you will find people who suffered total devastation,, when i say total, i mean nothing but a slab on the ground,, AND,,, had the eye of the storm go over the top of them,,,unlike NO,, that would have been almost unscathed had the levee not broke.... A trip to this area will reveal people putting there lives back together,, rebuilding,,, and moving on with life,, and with no help from Anderson Cooper, and all the sympathetic press,,,,,there you should be able to find people will talk to you about there ordeals,, good and bad,, and not have to worry about getting shot, robbed, beaten,,
If you have followed,,,New Orleans crime,, particularly murder is back on pace, with half the population there,,,,i suggest care and caution,,and dont wander around unknown areas at night,,,
Following link is from the area i described.. there is some duplication,,,but after a few,, you will get the picture,,
http://kimkaiser.com/Webkatrina/