http://news.national...ke-and-tsunami/

...and parts of New Orleans still look like they did after Katrina

2 words

Work Ethic.

Looks like we need to import a few thousand Japanese to rebuild N.O. It's obvious that no one else is willing to do it.

^{It almost appears as if the "after" photo's were taken before the tsunami.}

I don't know about using the word "rebuilt", but certainly does look "cleaned up".