CHALMETTE (AP) — Jazz trumpeter and singer Jeremy Davenport says it’s easy to forget how much rebuilding still needs to be done in south Louisiana.While the French Quarter and the historic Garden District were spared major damage from Hurricane Katrina four years ago and are largely back to normal, many neighborhoods still have a long way to go.”It’s easy to lose track,” Davenport said. “There are certain parts of New Orleans that are like they were before the storm, but there are a lot of places that aren’t.”On Tuesday, Davenport put down his trumpet and picked up some tools to help volunteers rebuild a home in suburban St. Bernard Parish that had been under 14 feet of water. An assessment after the storm showed almost every structure in the largely blue-collar parish, just east of New Orleans, had been damaged by Katrina.Davenport says he was nervous about his lack of skill in construction, but by the end of the day, he had learned to hang and float drywall and felt great knowing that in coming months a family would be living there.”As bizarre as it is, I really enjoyed today,” he said. “It was very much an enjoyable experience, even though it’s hot … I can’t wait to come back and knock on the door when a family is living here.”Davenport was joined by 50 volunteers from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where he performs as the headline entertainer. The group tackled three homes working with the St. Bernard Project, which helped rebuild more than 200 homes in the parish since Katrina.- – – -Contact The Daily Reveille’s entertainment staff at [email protected]