Officials said enrollment is nearly back to pre-Katrina levels.

The new destinations were discontinued by the end of 2008 as New Orleans air service returned to pre-Katrina levels.

The book, now selling slightly below pre-Katrina levels, may have had appeal for its documentary value: it has lavish photographs and includes a three-dimensional levee diagram.

As of early 2008, many businesses have returned to the area, schools have reopened, although the population remains significantly below pre-Katrina levels.

But, he said, "Simply restoring levees to pre-Katrina levels does not address the question of whether the design was adequate in the first place."

"Things are slowly getting back, though not to pre-Katrina levels."

Five years after Katrina, however, the population and testing scores of the school have returned to pre-Katrina levels.

But five years and millions upon millions of dollars later, New Orleans has recovered and its tourism numbers are again approaching pre-Katrina levels.

But the port has far to go before it can return to anything resembling its pre-Katrina level.

Still, it is below the pre-Katrina level.