The lingering effects of a Category 4 hurricane

The Front Page: Ida still a storm, Joshua Bruno's foreclosed apartments and a museum rousts the homeless

By Drew Broach | Deputy metro editor

STILL A STORM: Two months after Hurricane Ida waylaid southeast Louisiana, its long-tail effects are still felt by legions of beleaguered souls. By words and pictures, learn how some are still sleeping in tents and cars, praying in outdoor confessionals, waiting for FEMA, relying on donations, clearing debris and, yes, waiting for commercial electricity.

FINGER-POINTING: Joshua Bruno owns several New Orleans apartment complexes where tenants and their advocates have long complained of substandard living conditions. Advocates for low-income tenants call him a slumlord. Bruno says he's poured poured millions of dollars into properties that were distressed when he bought them, helping to fulfill the mission of his lender, the Federal National Mortgage Association. Now, however, Fannie Mae is foreclosing on five of his properties because he's not making payments.

TENT CITY: The encampment for homeless people under the Pontchartrain Expressway has long been a friction point in New Orleans. Critics call it unsightly and unsanitary, while advocates respond with calls for compassion.Now the nearby National World War II Museumis moving to roust the homeless people, reclaiming its rented parking area under the expressway as it brings more employees back to work and attracts more visitors to the museum.

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D.B.