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Hurricane Isaac 2 years later. Storms don't discriminate. The once predominantly white middle class neighborhood of Braithwaite Park, established in 1936 remains eerie and abandoned as residents failed to return following the flooding and subsequent chemical spill from nearby Stolthaven chemical storage facility. Insurance companies have often refused to pay residents the full value on their policies and many are now in litigation. Houses once valued at well over $250,000 are rapidly falling into disrepair and blight. Hurricane Isaac struck on August 29th 2012. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

Braithwaite, Louisiana. Hurricane Isaac 1 year later. The predominantly white upper middle class neighborhood of Braithwaite Park, established in 1936 remains eerie and abandoned as residents failed to return following the flooding and subsequent chemical spill from nearby Stolthaven chemical storage facility. Insurance companies have often refused to pay residents the full value on their policies and many are now in litigation. Many houses once valued at well over $250,000 are rapidly falling into disrepair and blight. Properties are as abandoned as former residents feel, complaining that Plaquemines Parish, the State and Federal government has done little to nothing to help them fight for their rights. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com

29 August 2012. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. On the 7th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Isaac swept ashore. The hurricane batters Uptown New Orleans in the early hours of the morning. Police and the Louisiana National Guard patrol the city as trees crash on homes and debris litters the flooded streets. Emergency evacuations. Woman, children and their pets are evacuated by the Louisiana National Guard from the inundated community of Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish south of New Orleans following the overtopping of a levee. The water gushed in, inundating peoples houses Photo credit ©; Charlie Varley/varleypix.com All Rights Reserved. © 2024

Images relating to hurricane Isaac which struck South Louisiana on August 29th, 2012. Please note - Photograph use is strictly restricted to EDITORIAL or personal use only. No model releases are supplied unless stipulated. Cutting/copying/pasting images for media/web sites/blog use without permission constitutes copyright theft. For any other use please contact varleypix.com. Thank you. All images ©varleypix.com