history that leaves today. there were lots of tears when i was walking through the site. i ve never it was such a surreal experience. and it was such a sinking feeling in my heart, just walking around and seeing some of our buildings did collapse. seeing the trees and the debris all over the site. reporter: banner rode the storm out in the plantation s main house, built in 1791. it was built by the art artis artisanship, the craftsman, the skill of the enslaved africans and their descendants. reporter: 230 years of history survived the storm. taking measure of all that s lost is part of recovering from a storm like hurricane ida. the landscape changes in ways big and small. life is never quite the same. ed lavendera, cnn, laplace, louisiana. coming up, booster shot
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