Liberty Bank and Trust rebuilds after Katrina

Liberty Bank and Trust's missions as one of the country's largest black-owned banks has long been to serve New Orleans' northeastern quadrant, home to the city's black middle class. Katrina took a toll on its turf and the rebuilding is not proving easy. And yet somehow, according to The New York Times, it has managed to continue offering a full plate of services, "even if it sometimes seems everything has been jerry-built using chewing gum and baling wire, and some of the employees are still unaccounted for."

> Here's The New York Times article.