The exigencies of disaster recovery would prevail over nuanced urban esthetics. Yes, private capital was given a role in the construction and management of the new developments. The sprawling new hospital complex destroyed some 70 acres of classic New Orleans housing. A vigorous charter school movement had flourished as post-Katrina public education in New Orleans was taken over by the state. Still, the “Pitt stop” became a regular feature of post-Katrina disaster tours.