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Old News, New Year: New Orleans

Jan 06 2011  Movers & Shakers Eco Causes

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Old News, New Year: New Orleans

It’s been over five years since Hurricane Katrina, but for many folks in New Orleans who still don’t have homes, it seems like forever. Sure it’s "old" news, but it's still raw and still in desperate need of support.  

More than 4,000 homes in the Lower 9th Ward were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. When actor Brad Pitt toured the city, he was so angry to learn that the levee had been poorly built and not well maintained, causing the severe flooding, that he promised the families of the ward that he would help make it right.

Being a man of his word, Pitt founded the Make It Right Foundation which has pledged to build 150 affordable, green storm resistant homes for families living in the Lower 9th Ward. Pitt’s foundation commissioned 13 architecture firms to design affordable, eco-friendly houses. The foundation is also helping to rebuild the community installing native landscaping, micro-farms, rain gardens and building new streets.

Today there are over 50 houses built, but 100 to go.  Now more than ever we need to all donate, give something specifically for a new home like a can of non-toxic paint, a solar panel, or seed plants for a community garden, or just buy t-shirts, bags and water bottles.

Personally, we would buy any shirt that Brad Pitt wears. Here is a guy that has gone out of his way to get involved, and has wrapped his big, perfectly chiseled arms around New Orleans and we should too. 

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The Make It Right Foundation was started by Brad Pitt after the 9th ward in New Orleans was decimated by Hurricane Katrina and a malfunctioning levee flooded the area. He quickly reached out and got 21 acclaimed architects to donate designs. These are not just any houses, they are affordable, certified as LEED platinum for energy efficiency, and sustainable. The project is also a place to implement new, green, affordable housing solutions across America.

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