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As I first looked down the street I grew up on, it had no resemblence to the peaceful old…

Floodwater completely still beneath trees and a residential rooftop, creating a near-perfect mirrored reflection of the branches and sky on the water's surface.

As I first looked down the street I grew up on, it had no resemblence to the peaceful old Metairie neighborhood I knew.It would be a long time before it did. This picture is unusual because the total calm- water, air, sounds- left a perfect reflection that seemed to capture how we all felt, not knowing which was right side up or upside down.

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“As I first looked down the street I grew up on, it had no resemblence to the peaceful old…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/40837.