1617 Heights Drive

Directly south of the house we are working on is the foundation (only) of a previous house.  Next to that (1609) is a vacant house.  And then greenspace/the bayou.

Directly north of 1613 is a vacant house (1617) that has been gutted. 

Houses in the area usually have some variation of this marking.

The upper quadrant signifies the date the house was searched.  (In this case, over two weeks after Katrina hit.)  The left quadrant is the agency that searched the house.  The lower quadrant indicates the number of bodies found in the house.  And the right quadrant, any hazards that were noted.

Peering inside, it appears that someone may have plans to bring it back to life.

Sister Paula was the only sign of life we saw during the time we were there.