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The hours before Hurricane Katrina, I was on my way to Alexandria, LA. When I saw the size of the storm, I made a last minute judgment to leave. A 4-5 hour trip took me 14 hours and when I arrived, there was no lodging…

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My parents and I, their dog and my cat, came back to New Orleans on September 22, 2005 (my birthday, incidentally). We had traveled from Alabama only to be met at every checkpoint by National Guards who told us they…

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The summer before Katrina I got a job with my long time friend at her dad\'s animal hospital. It is a 24 hour hospital with boarding as well as animal care. Well when Katrina was on its way, the place filled up. Not only…

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My partner and I lived in a house at 735 Dumaine at the corner of Durbon Street (next door to the Clover Grill, for y\'all that know that area). We were bi-city guys and also had a place in San Francisco. I had left late…

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