These two pictures shows the devastaion the hurricane had in new orleans and outside of new orleans [view]

A house is just a house to many. It is a place of shelter, an escape from the blistering sun, the freezing cold, and the wet... [Read more]

Until Hurricane Katrina hit the metro New Orleans area, August 2005 was the beginning of what I hoped to be a promising time in my life - a new chapter. I made the decision to go back to school at the University of New... [view]

When hurricane Katrina hit I was a sophomore at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. Having been born and raised in New Orleans, I did not consider hurricanes to be a big deal. For me hurricanes just meant that... [view]

I like many others lost my home and everything else in Hurricane Katrina. My family and i headed to Florida when it was time to evacuate. We ended up staying at a motle in Panama City for awhile. Once we were faced with the... [view]

My old neighborhood and street shown in a previous photo and now 5 years after Katrina [Read more]

My old next door neighbor's home on the corner. This home was completely destroyed and is no longer there. An empty lot... [Read more]

October, 2005 The Evacuation When Hurricane Katrina entered the gulf, I figured it would be another one of those useless evacuations, so I just waited. The thing wasn't going away though, so we planned to go to church... [view]

SUNY Purchase Student, helping clear debris, gutting the second floor of the Green Project, New Orleans [Read more]

After the Saint's big win, my mother-in-law was so excited she sent this text message: Who Dat? GOD DAT! Without HIM we couldn't do it. Isn't HE AWESOME! Praise GOD! This is the best thing to happen to us since Katrina! ... [view]

Katrina Joke: Have you heard what they are going to do with the Superdome? Cover it in blue tarp and call it the FEMA Dome. [view]

1. Here is an example of some of the post-Katrina excitement brought about by the Saints win against the Vikings for a chance to win "The Big Game." ... [view]