LOWER NINTH WARD, NEW ORLEANS
Considered one of the most famous neighborhoods in America, New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward is presently undergoing a transformation from the poster child of post-Katrina devastation into the epitome of green, sustainable living. I met with key players on the ground to discuss how this is taking shape and how the environment is playing an active roll in the psyche of the Lower Ninth Ward’s returning populace.
Interviewed in this piece: Tom Darden, Executive Director, Make It Right NOLA; Robert Green Sr., Resident, Lower Ninth Ward; Darryl Malek-Wiley, Regional Representative and Environmental Justice Organizer, Sierra Club; James Perry, President, Louisiana Housing Alliance and Mayoral Candidate for the City of New Orleans; Dr. Douglas J. Meffert, Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane University; Professor Mark S. Davis, Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Institute on Water Resources, Law and Policy, Tulane University
Neal Moore is a world traveler, creative activist and co-author of Down the Mississippi: A Modern-day Huck on America's River Road (Mark Twain Museum Press). Check it out! -- 
Flash River Safari 
I was hoping to reach Neal Moore, but I own an island in the Mississippi River near Memphis and wanted to see if he was interested in stopping in on his Mississippi River tour. The island is 250 acres, is located in the middle of the river, and is quite beautiful. I can be contacted at the above email address.