A Revival Not yet Complete in the Gulf Coast Region ; Emotions Run High As Victims Are Remembered in Ceremonies.

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NEW ORLEANS -- Gulf Coast residents tried to put Hurricane Katrina behind them on Sunday, Aug. 29, marking its fifth anniversary by casting wreaths into the water to remember the hundreds killed. But part of the catastrophe lives on, in abandoned homes still bearing spray-painted circles indicating they had been searched and whether bodies were found inside.

President Barack Obama joined those hailing the recovery made so far in New Orleans, which he said has become a "symbol of resilience and community." In a neighborhood that has seen little of that recovery, the Lower 9th Ward, it was the failures that seemed more apparent to residents.

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A Revival Not yet Complete in the Gulf Coast Region ; Emotions Run High As Victims Are Remembered in Ceremonies.

"It don't seem like much is getting done," said Charlene LaFrance, a 42-yearold teacher who watched commemoration event...

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