Signs of flooding; eclipse

Every once in awhile it's nice to remember that the federal government does some things well. For instance, I like this site.

And then there's New Orleans. I found that two things served for me as constant reminders of Katrina and the flood. First, water lines, which are everywhere:
You can see one here, crossing the outside walls and large front window. That's maybe 3-4 feet off the ground. There was one on the doorjamb of the house we worked on, too.

Second, the spray-painted markings left by emergency workers after they searched a house. These are visible everywhere. Some people appear to have purposely left them on the walls of their refurbished houses, while others have tried to sandblast them off. Here's a graphic that explains what they mean.

I noticed these two things in just a week of being there; I wonder how many other things serve as constant reminders for people who live there.