LAist is on the road keeping it real -- so when we were instructed by our friends to dip down into New Orleans and talk to the people, we did. Yesterday we made our way to the notorious 9th Ward, which was the area hit hardest by Katrina a year ago. We already posted a photo essay of some of the photos we took, but we were struck most by the young people in... more ›

LAist is driving around the country. We had our mind blown in New Orleans yesterday. After the jump please enjoy some photos from the 9th Ward which as you see is still healing from the disaster that was Katrina.... more ›