my would guarantee jobs for it easy you know there'd be work the way available but there wasn't loretta smith is one of the many who came to new orleans after katrina looking for work but instead ended up on the streets is once you get to that point you have no idea how you come out of. people like her added to the city's overwhelming number of residents who ended up homeless in the aftermath of the storm carol self lost everything in katrina she left the city temporarily came back a few months later and has been homeless ever since mom wanted to do was come home you know or my son like mom that's the word thing you do. down and down the family there it's what i know it's home i know it sounds stupid but it is you know. carol story is not unique new orleans now has one of the highest percentages of homeless people in america after katrina the city of new orleans got federal money to get people off the streets and put them into housing for three months the problem was that without a job the people couldn't afford to keep the places and many ended up back on the streets again. here and many bel