surviving katrina

 It has become a mark of honor, that X on the houses in the Ninth Ward that survived Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005. Not too many made it through in the Lower Ninth, where the levee was stove in, but there are quite a few again occupied in the Upper Ninth, aka the Hipster heaven of Bywater (though kale, alas, is in short supply).
    The numbers at the top of the X are the date the house was inspected; at left is the ID of the inspection team; at right, the issues found (NE means No Entry); at bottom the number of people found, alive or dead. Many residents have carefully painted around the original spray paint, while one inventive soul & survivor had the sigil cast in metal.