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Here's a good article from the Times-Picayune, a newspaper out of New Orleans. It features a story about the Attenhofer Stained Glass Restoration and Design Studio, run by Cindy Courage-Knezeak and her assistant Jackie Borrouso. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, this shop has been dealing with an absolute avalanche of stained glass repair jobs. After initially fleeing the devastation of the storm, Courage-Knezeak has come back to help mend the city:

Courage-Knezeak and Borrouso have had little time to spare. Each week seems to bring new post-K glass disasters that require their attention, from wind-torn church windows to beveled vestibule windows broken by zealous animal rescuers to a flood-stained hand-made jewelry box that Courage-Knezeak said may be of no real monetary value but means a lot to the Broadmoor family that owned it.

"It's been a difficult ride," Courage-Knezeak said. "I was already set up and running, doing restoration before the storm, but who was prepared for this? . . . There are plenty of days I ask what's keeping me here. But I want to see the city come back. . . . If you're an artist, you're meant to be here.