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This is my story of hurricane Katrina. [view]
This is an essay I wrote for my History of NO class: As I sit tonight, in my parents’ home in Bourg, wondering how I am going to put into words what I am actually feeling about my personal evacuation process and the... [view]
This is the inside of my home in Old Gentilly... [Read more]
This assignment is rather difficult for me as I was not in New Orleans at the time that Katrina hit land. I didn’t feel the true devastation as most did that were in New Orleans. I was affected in some ways, although not as... [view]
Inside of Franco's Lakeview Athletic Club Childcare Center [Read more]
Having grown up in New Orleans and lived here all of my life I have always heard about “The Big One”. Any New Orleanian can tell you that this is a household term. Sure it had been joked about and feared at the same time but... [view]
It is difficult to find a place to begin this tale so for all greater convenience we shall brush over the days prior to the storm. I was employed at nice little establishment on St. Charles avenue called Al Copeland's... [view]
I decided to leave with my husband the Saturday prior to Katrina hitting. My husband and I really debated leaving. Our financial situation was pathetic and all we had was our rent money. After Ivan wiped us out, we were... [view]
This is a picture of my backyard at my house in Destrehan, LA. Hurricane Katrina caused lots of wind damage, but not much... [Read more]
I have lived 21 of my brief 25 years in south Louisiana. I have seen hurricanes come and go, and I have sat in traffic for what seemed liked days on end. I have heard the theories about the "Big One" and always thought that... [view]
Hurricane Katrina has changed my whole life, from the way I think to the way I live. Saturday, August 28th, Katrina was rapidly approaching Louisiana through the Gulf of Mexico. I was in denial that we were going to get our... [view]