The rebuilding of the Gulf Coast region may be one of the great coups in modern American history. Thousands of poor mostly black residents have been displaced and denied the right of return. Public housing has been gutted. Thousands of buildings minimally damaged have been destroyed. Homelessness has doubled and new development is in the form of high-end hotels and condominiums.

In episode 15 of Red State Road Trip Chris Hume travels to the lower 9^th Ward and to Waveland, Mississippi. About 16,000 homes in the lower 9^th were destroyed and only 2,000 have been rebuilt. The area is a graveyard of foundations and porches. There are no grocery stores and residents have been forced to grow their own food.

In Waveland, where 95 percent of residents lost their homes, the reconstruction effort is slightly better. But there is much to be done. A great need for public housing, schools, and grocery stores. Watch the video here and stay tuned for tonight’s panel on the very issue of rebuilding the Gulf Coast. You can see additional episodes of red state road trip at www.redstateroadtrip.com.