Brad Pitt's Make it Right Foundation in New Orleans - Katrina

Rebuilding New Orleans—The Green Way

By Amanda Little

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Five years ago, Hurricane Katrina wiped out the life she knew. Now Melba Leggett-Barnes has a place to call her own again--a home that's good for her and the planet.

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Rebuilding After Hurricane Katrina

Oprah Radio host Peter Walsh talks about efforts to rebuild an elementary school in a hurricane-ravaged area of New Orleans.

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From the September 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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