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This is Mr. Wayne Warner, the principal at Chalmette High School in 1984. Chalmette High…

A man in a suit and tie speaks at a podium labeled "CHS," with decorative banners and a "1983" sign in the background; caption identifies him as Mr. Wayne Warner, Principal.

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Do You Know What it Means

This is Mr. Wayne Warner, the principal at Chalmette High School in 1984.

Chalmette High School is located in Chalmette in St. Bernard Parish, LA, just outside New Orleans. The Parish was completely flooded during Hurricane Katrina. In the days after Hurricane Katrina a small group of dedicated staff, including school Principal Wayne Warner and Assistant Principal Cookie Mundt, opened the school as a shelter for parish residents. They were trapped in the school for four days with little food and water while they waited for rescue.

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Item 26853

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“This is Mr. Wayne Warner, the principal at Chalmette High School in 1984. Chalmette High…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26853.