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Shawn Powell, 32, right, hugs her best friend, Theresa Young, 28, in the seventh ward neighborhood of New Orleans where she found a section 8 duplex for her three daughters, two nieces and young nephew ranging from 2-years-old to 14 in March 2006. Theresa lived with her for a time. Powell had high hopes for a happy return to New Orleans from Houston but found her old neighborhood dangerous and unlivable.

Shawn Powell, 32, right, hugs her best friend, Theresa Young, 28, in the seventh ward neighborhood of New Orleans where she found a section 8 duplex for her three daughters, two nieces and young nephew ranging from 2-years-old to 14 in March 2006. Theresa lived with her for a time. Powell had high hopes for a happy return to New Orleans from Houston but found her old neighborhood dangerous and unlivable.