My family was very lucky in that we had minor damages to our house, compared to other people. However, my cousin stayed in Chalmette during the storm and helped rescue people and bring them to the high school gym. Since Katrina, he refuses to discuss what he saw and what happened. In fact he gets very angry when Katrina is brought up. Everyone in this city was affected one way or the other, but for some this storm will haunt them forever.