Rita hampers New Orleans' plan to dry out
(AP)
Updated: 2005-09-25 09:55

Elsewhere in the city, flooding remained from lesser levee problems, heavy rains and Lake Ponchartrain, which lapped over the seawall on Friday and remained above its normal level.

On the streets of New Orleans, the new flooding in the Ninth Ward brought a stoic response from locals helping to clean up a pub on St. Charles Avenue. "They need to start getting people back into the city, to do all the work that needs to be done," Neuell Griffith said.

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