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From "Special Presentation"
episode DBFF-S |
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The Musicians' Village, conceived by New Orleans
natives Harry Connick Jr. and Branford Marsalis,
will consist of 81 Habitat-constructed homes for
Katrina-displaced musicians. The homes will be
built to withstand future storms: In the first
phase pilings are dropped 35 feet into the ground.
When the site was being evaluated for rebuilding,
the flood map was consulted and the level for the
area was found to be approximately three-and-a-half
feet, so next, five-foot-tall steel-reinforced
piers (at right in photo) are added.
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