Ms. Howard had lived in the Lower 9th Ward for her entire life up to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. After the storm she moved away, but in 2011 Ms. Howard bought her house on Tricou Street to be closer to family, and was able to move back to the neighborhood. Ms. Howard works for the New Orleans school system.
Due to the age of the home, damage caused by bad plumbing, and a tree that fell on the house, repairs were needed. What started as the need for roof repairs and new flooring, quickly turned into the renovation of nearly the entire back half of Ms. Howard’s house. Water damaged joyces and studs required the gutting and reframing of two bedrooms, and a bathroom. With the help of numerous volunteer groups we were able to rebuild the rooms by hanging sheetrock, taping, mudding, painting, and replacing baseboards. Rotten original flooring in multiple rooms were ripped out and replaced. Water leaks from the roof and around windows were repaired. Volunteers also put a new coat of paint on the exterior of Ms. Howard’s home.
Completed July 2025.
