Spray Painted Madness
The breakdown of the spray painted crosses on the homes in New Orleans
Days following Hurricane Katrina rescue teams searched neighborhoods and broke down doors in homes in search of the deceased and surviving. After a house was searched crosses (like above) were spray painted on the home indicating that it had been searched, and provided specific information. The top of the cross (in this pictures is 11.4) is the date that the household has been searched. The zero is to represent how many people were found dead in the home. On the right side of the cross that is empty, on some houses it states NE which mean no entry for any specific reason (electric and leakage dangers). Lastly, on the left is the team that searched the home. These spray painted crosses can be seen on almost every house that has been left in New Orleans that has not been renovated, or torn down.
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