President Polk shared Slidell's belief.

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And Juvenile was on the road when Katrina devastated New Orleans, as well as the rapper's home in nearby Slidell.

NPR: Rapper Juvenile Returns to New Orleans

NPR's Tom Goldman sent us this postcard from Slidell, northeast of New Orleans.

NPR: Postcard from Slidell, La.

When you get to the other side and, more specifically, when you pull up in Slidell, in front of what used to be Dewey Varnedo's(ph) lake-front home, it brings you right back to the nasty world of Katrina.

NPR: Postcard from Slidell, La.