M: So, it's going to take time. And what's the overall outlook for the Lower Ninth Ward being repopulated and really becoming a community again?
T: I mean, two thirds of the people who lived here prior to Katrina are still receiving their mail here, so, I mean, three years after the hurricane, if two thirds of the pre-hurricane population are still interested in considering this home, hopefully that's the amount of people who will be coming back. Well, a lot of people throughout the city of New Orleans would be happy to come down here and live in a brand new house and do all sorts of stuff, so maybe that's a little more incentive also.
M: I've read and been told that some corporations are obstructing efforts to rebuild. I guess it has to do with battling over real estate or whatever.
T: I haven't heard that.
M: OK. I wanted to ask you about Malik Rahim. Is he still hands-on with this organization?
T: Yes.
M: Does he come down here much?
T: He was here earlier today.
M: You mean I just missed him?
T: Yes.
M: Damn! Oh well. He's a guy I'd like to talk to. Terrific guy. Who are the other people who are leading Common Ground right now?
T: Malik and myself.
M: Four people founded Common Ground, I remember.
T: They're still on the board, but they're not here in New Orleans.
M: They're not hands-on people?
T: No.
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