I lived on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain during Katrina. We were among those that decided not to evacuate. We had a full house for the next few weeks, among them my two brothers, my mom, grandma and my 95 year old... [view]

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I was living in Thibodaux at the time Katrina hit. We evacuated to Lafayette but came home only two days after the storm hit. We were without electricity for a few days maybe a week.But once we had the electricity back we... [view]

I was living on the North Shore during Hurricane Katrina with my mother, but still spent a lot of time in my hometown of Gulfport, MS with my father. I was fortunate enough to have both of my homes spared, and my life went... [view]

I lived in Covington during Katrina. I was 16 years old and a junior at Covington High. During the storm I stayed in my dad's office in Northpark with my dad and two brothers. My mom stayed in St. Tammany Hospital with my... [view]

I was a sophmore at Mount Carmel Academy when the hurricane hit New Orleans. We had only been in school for a week and my birthday was a few days before. No one took the warning of Hurricane Katrina as seriously as we should... [view]

My boyfriend and I were living in our first apartment together, off houma on the south side of the interstate. We had only gotten a few inches of water and were able to salvage most of our belongings about 2 weeks after the... [view]

When we heard about the storm my parents, grandfather, sister, aunt uncle and myself left like most people in the city. we stayed at a hotel in Huston texas because my dad and uncle had reserved rooms at the hotel from work.... [view]

We first evacuated to Birmingham Alabama. Then we stayed there for a couple of days and then went all the way to Houtson Texas for about a week. The hardest part about leaving was leaving my dad in New Orleans because he is... [view]

The one thing I remember most about Katrina is Texas. When Katrina was going to hit, my family and I went to stay with my uncle in Houston. Most of the people in the New Orleans Superdome were bused to the Astrodome in... [view]

I evacuated my elderly parents Saturday morning before the storm hit. We were not going to evacuate until I turned the T.V. on Saturday morning. We went to bed the night before thinking the storm was going to hit Pensacola.... [view]

My family and I evacuated days before Katrina to avoid traffic jams. We left with just a few amount of clothes because we thought it would be just one of those evacuations that lasted only 2-3 days. I didn't think anything... [view]