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I was living in Larose, Louisiana at the time Hurricane Katrina was on her way to Louisiana. My mother, brother, and I evacuated with family to New Iberia, and my father stayed in Larose with my grandparents. My…

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Huricane Katrina displaced many people on August 25, 2005. Many of those people are still in other parts of the country. Many families were split apart and the question of whether they will be reunited for good still…

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I was a freshman at Jesuit High School in New Orleans when Katrina hit. I remember not even knowing much about it the Friday before. I just thought it was gonna be another hurricane just like the others.\r\n\r\nFast…

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I was a freshman at Jesuit in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit. I remember not even hearing about it until the Friday before and even then I didn\'t understand how big of a storm it would be.\r\nFast forward to 2…

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When I think about Hurricane Katrina, I will forever think about the kindness of other people in times of need. We were in Houston, Texas and when we realized we would be gone alot longer than just 3 or 4 days, my…

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What happened to the older people in the city? My grandparents who lived by Baptist hospital when the storm came through could tell you the answer to that question. In the days after the storm, as my grandpa would tell…

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This was truly something that I still have trouble grasping the magnitude of what actually happened in the aftermath of the hurricane. I still remember the smells of pitching trash and filth out of our house, our…

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I live in South Louisiana, however I was not devastated by the hurricanes. I received moderate damage; flooded yards, fallen trees, broken roofs, etc.. My connection to the devastated areas is the relief effort for the…

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I used to get excited when I saw that a hurricane was coming. To me, it meant time off of school to watch a cool storm, hang out with the family, and pretend like we are on an indoor camping trip for a day. After Rita,…

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I was on the Northshore during Katrina. My family had originally planned on evacuating, but my grandparents who lived nearby refused to leave so we stayed with them throughout the storm and the weeks following. There…

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