Joey Puglia, a school friend of mine, used to live in this home at the corner of Robert E.…

A single-story brick house with storm-damaged, broken trees in the yard, and piles of debris, mattresses, and furniture discarded on the lawn near the sidewalk.

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Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

Joey Puglia, a school friend of mine, used to live in this home at the corner of Robert E. Lee Blvd. and Perlita Dr. They had a great built-in swimming pool in the back yard. Notice the mattresses and other debris tossed out on the sidewalk.

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“Joey Puglia, a school friend of mine, used to live in this home at the corner of Robert E.…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3477.