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As a religious experience. >> reporter: this is the gentilly neighborhood of new orleans. the building behind me boarded up, the grass overgrown, the house over here still completely gutted on the inside. its a neighborhood thats been slow to come back. but city officials say even here, the saints have had an impact. so how much water was here? >> eight feet of water. >> reporter: nancy assistant police superintendent has never seen anything quite like it. >> weve seen a reduction in crime. >> r...

Store where you can get your saints day chocolates and right across is dirty coast where you can get your saints t-shirts. >> its really true people on sunday basically do treat going to the saints game as a religious experience. >> reporter: this is the jentilly neighborhood, the grass overgrown, the house boarded up and the house gutted on the inside. its a neighborhood slow to come back, but city officials say even here the saints have had an impact. how much water was here? >> eight feet. ei...

The people of new orleans are feeling good. >> new orleans is such a thoroughly authentic american city, and the american story is always triumph over tragedy. >> reporter: seems everyone is celebrating their saints, a flag flying, the cravings of a sweet tooth. >> well, what weve got are aints special party tray, lots of black and gold on there. its been a pick-me-up all across the city. >> reporter: youve got the candy store where you can get all your saints game day chocolates. right across t...