Pitt, 46, was spotted touring homes Friday in the Lower 9th Ward (Angelina Jolie was spotted there as well).
In an interview that aired Friday on NBC Nightly News, Pitt recalled what he saw when he visited New Orleans after the hurricane.
"It was unfathomable," he said. "I mean, just-- you had no idea that there were families and here. It was just wiped clean. Except for the occasional pile up of homes and-- on top of homes."
Pitt said he felt compelled to help. In 2007, he helped found Make It Right, a project that has built 34 eco-friendly homes (he wants 150 up).
"I mean, people's-- people build their lives here," he said. "And-- and-- I mean, New Orleans is a unique place to begin with. And I say-- a cultural treasure trove for-- for America to begin with. But the thing that struck me was that these people were trying to-- you know, these people were trying to get home. And-- and were having a very difficult time doing so. And as I got into and started studying it."
He isn't the only celeb lending a helping hand.
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