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I will never forget the \"Trail of Tears\" that was the evacuation route out of Beaumont, Texas. Taking my ten cats and four dogs in a pickup truck on a journey which unbeknownst to me would last almost 32 hours before I…

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Last year at this time New Orleans streets were filled with potholes, but there were few roofing tacks or nails. We just had two more nails taken out of our car the other day and either the patch is not holding or we…

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The major thing that I remember of Hurricane Katrina and Rita was how the media coverage almost always put a negative spin on it. You heard more of how the federal government wasn\'t getting help to Louisiana quick…

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I am an insurance adjuster who worked in the Slidell area of Louisiana. One factor in working claims in the area was the lack of telephone service which made it difficult to contact the insureds. A second factor was due…

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Well at first I didnt realize the seriousness of Hurricane Katrina. After a couple days it was all over the news. The media coverage was really freaking me out. I felt really bad for everyone that was affected by the…

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What i remeber most was the hundreds of eldery people, to old and cripple to walk, sittin along side the roads, and the others would just walk by them like they were nothing. that was painful to see and i still wonder…

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i know many people that were effected by this hurricane. My friend\'s father is a fire fighter in Richfield MN and he wanted to help so he went down to New Orleans to help the people out. I know that me and al my friends…

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One of my best friend\'s brother went to New Orleans to help with the clean up of Hurrican Katrina and Rita. He left his wife and two year old son for three months to help. When Florida was hit with a bunch of hurricans…

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My husband and i took a driving trip to Texas this past spring and decided to drive through new orleans bacause we always wanted to visit the beautiful old city\r\nAs we passed thru Hattiesburg Mississippi, we saw a…

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I think that life has changed dramatically, even if you wouldn\'t know if by walking down St. Charles. For me, it meant being jobless for three months, constantly moving around, not knowing if our house was there or…

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