Lower Ninth Ward Village founder Ward “Mack” McLendon, a lifelong resident of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, has noticed the news media usually reports that residents of his neighborhood don’t want to come home. Hogwash! A vibrant, densely-populated hotbed of culture and family values, the Lower Ninth Ward holds hostage the hearts of all who live within its boundaries. And after all, sixty-five percent of property in the Lower 9 is owned by elderly folks who had never been outside New Orleans until the storm hit!
