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MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry has lost her home in New Orleans (Original Post) kpete Aug 2012 OP
Damn. Prayers for all in NOLA. nt onehandle Aug 2012 #1
She can come stay in my guest room, anytime. FSogol Aug 2012 #2
What a shame... Maybe the front facade can be salvaged. hlthe2b Aug 2012 #3
That is so sad. redwitch Aug 2012 #4
No, that's a fixer-upper they bought, they still have their "home".. snooper2 Aug 2012 #5
I feel so bad for her. She seems like such a sweet person. Lint Head Aug 2012 #6
Heres the "before" pic. bunnies Aug 2012 #7
That's what they call a fixer-upper! progressoid Aug 2012 #11
most definitely! bunnies Aug 2012 #13
OMG wryter2000 Aug 2012 #8
That is a total loss. bluedigger Aug 2012 #9
Honestly, it was in pretty bad shape before. Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #10
omg. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #12
 

snooper2

(30,151 posts)
5. No, that's a fixer-upper they bought, they still have their "home"..
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:33 PM
Aug 2012

I don't know how much of that house was salvagable before the rest was taken out. She said in the video it had good bones, but...

Still, good on her for trying to fix up the blights in her neighborhood (and places that attract crime)

bluedigger

(17,073 posts)
9. That is a total loss.
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:42 PM
Aug 2012

The city will demo what's left as a hazard. Eventually. It's a shame they didn't have time to close in the exposed end - it probably would have made it.

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)
10. Honestly, it was in pretty bad shape before.
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 02:50 PM
Aug 2012

She was about to renovate the place. It was missing one entire outside wall, and you could see right through the place.

Here's link with a video of her from this last weekend giving a tour of the place.

http://mhpshow.msnbc.com/_news/2012/08/25/13478814-on-katrinas-anniversary-a-bit-of-homework?lite

The least real winds were gonna take that place down.

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