Crescent City Christmas

St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans' Jackson Square is seen on a foggy day Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Some residents and businesses in the Big Easy have been able to rebuild and return in 2006, but many others are still displaced.

Patrons enjoy their beignets and coffee at New Orleans' famous Caf

A grocery store in New Orleans' French Quarter is seen Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006. Life is slowly returning to normal in the Big Easy's famous district.

Many French Quarter balconies have subtle decorations in 2006. Among the exceptions is this one, seen Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006.

A balcony in New Orleans' French Quarter is decorated for the holidays Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006.

Some of the hundreds of carolers who turned out to sing in New Orleans' Jackson Square Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006. The holidays are also being marked by concerts at St. Louis Cathedral, special restaurant menus and the lighting of bonfires along the Mississippi River levees on Christmas Eve.

A French Quarter hotel decorated with holiday lights Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006.

A French Quarter hotel is decked out for the holidays Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006.

A FEMA trailer decorated for the holidays is seen Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, in Port Sulphur, La., which is located in lower Plaquemines Parish. Residents are waiting for levee repairs before rebuilding their homes. In the meantime, entire families are often forced to live in small trailers.

Much of lower Plaquemines Parish was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The frame of this Dollar Store seen, in Port Sulphur, La., on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, is one of the few left standing. Most buildings were completely washed away.

The remains of a gas station in Port Sulphur, La., in lower Plaquemines Parish sunday, Dec. 17, 2006.

An abandoned home sits next to a lot where a house has been demolished in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Some displaced residents complain it is a slow and complicated process to clear lots and rebuild and they're forced to make repeated trips back to New Orleans in an attempt to get the process started.

An abandoned home in New Orleans' Lakeview neighborhood is adorned with greetings for the season Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Some residents have been able to rebuild this year and return, while others are still displaced.

The remains of a home in New Orleans' Lakeview neighborhood Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, where streets are still buckled by the flooding from Hurricane Katrina. Many homes in the neighborhood are now being demolished.

Two homes in New Orleans' Lakeview neighborhood are seen Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. Some residents are rebuilding, while others face more delays.

Some residents of New Orleans' Lakeview neighborhood will celebrate the holidays at home in 2006, while many of their neighbors will not. The streets are crowded with demolition and construction crews. In some areas, only a single home has been rebuilt more than a year after Katrina.

A duplex awaits demolition in New Orleans' Lower 9th Ward Monday, Dec. 18, 2006.

A house in the Lower 9th Ward that a family hopes to save is seen Monday, Dec. 18, 2006. "No Bulldozing" signs dot the neighborhood, along with banners that read "Hold the Corps Accountable," referring to the Army Corps of Engineers, who many blame for the breaks in the levees.

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin speaks at a ceremony marking the restoration of a portion of the St. Charles Streetcar line Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006.

The St. Charles streetcar makes its maiden run more than a year after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006.

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