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Brian Mills, Norfolk Virginia resident and New Orleans native, felt an overwhelming desire…

Two people smiling at night outdoors, the man wearing a hooded jacket and multiple Mardi Gras bead necklaces, with parking lot lights and buildings visible in the background.

Brian Mills, Norfolk Virginia resident and New Orleans native, felt an overwhelming desire to be in his hometown for the Superbowl. After witnessing the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina he wanted to be in New Orleans to experience the euphoria a Saints victory would and did bring to the city. Pictured here with Jennifer Montegut, his niece, February 6, 2010; he is enjoying another missed aspect of New Orleans culture, carnival.

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“Brian Mills, Norfolk Virginia resident and New Orleans native, felt an overwhelming desire…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/42131.