Why New Orleans fails to stay dry, functional despite billions in funding

Renata Young blocks her front door with sandbags when it rains. She has had to replace her hardwood floors twice in the last decade.
“I am trapped in my own house when it floods,” she said.
Young’s predicament is just one among many signs of a city breaking down, a dysfunction that’s pervasive and, at times, dangerous.
The evidence is stark and overwhelming: New Orleans has been backsliding badly.
When it comes to delivering the meat and potatoes of local government, such as paving roads, filling potholes, clearing drains and repairing broken traffic signals, the city continues to fall behind.
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