 The Ninth Ward, which saw flooding as high as 20 feet during Hurricane Katrina, is currently in waist high water as the nearby levee was overtopped.
<fluency>  The Ninth Ward, which saw flooding as high as 20 feet during Hurricane Katrina, is currently in waist high water as the nearby levee was overtopped.
 The Ninth Ward, which saw flooding as high as 20 feet during Hurricane Katrina, is currently in waist-high water as the nearby levee was overtopped.