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Louisa! I grew up in this neighborhood before it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. All…

Floodwaters submerge a residential street, covering houses up to their rooflines, with a traffic light and street signs reading "Higgins Blvd" and "Louisa" rising above the water.

Louisa! I grew up in this neighborhood before it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. All my memories as a child was gone and so was my house. For three months my family and I experienced pain and suffering. We knew we lost everything; photos, documents, and loved ones.

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Item 45991

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“Louisa! I grew up in this neighborhood before it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. All…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/45991.