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AFTER LOSEING EVERYTHING WE HAD, IN ST. BERNARD PARISH, WE DECIDED TO MOVE TO SHREVEPORT,LA. IT WAS A HEARTFELT WAKEING UP WHEN WE WENT BACK TO TRY TO SALVAGE OUR THINGS. THE PARISH LOOKED LIKE IT WAS HIT BY A ATOM BOMB!…

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We live in Buna Texas We evacuated and came back that evening after Rita hi,It was horrible,We could not believe the destruction,Trees were down everywhere on homes so many homes were destroyed,We were thankful how the…

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I am a Tulane University student and I moved to New Orleans from Niagara Falls, NY in the Fall of 2003. I had spent two wonderful years glorifying in the beauty, power, and character of New Orleans before the…

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I left New Orleans the Monday before the storm to visit my brother in Chicago for a few days. At the time of my departure I had no idea Hurricane Katrina existed so I only packed a week\'s worth of clothes. I had a great…

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I had just returned to New Orleans the Wednesday before the storm ready to start my sophomore year at Tulane University. On the Saturday before the storm hit I was woken up by a phone call from my mother in Maryland…

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I am living in a FEMA trailer in front of my home in Lakeview. I am the only person on my block; the houses around me have either been torn down or nothing has happened with them. No one has begun rebuilding on my…

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I was watching the news on how a destructive hurricane was headed towards New Orleans and thinking how are the people with who are barely getting by going to get out to safety? And are there enough buses to carry…

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Audio story told by anonymous caller via voicemail on 09/11/06.

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On August 26, 2005, one of my friends and I attended the last event in the Louisiana Superdome before Katrina hit. We saw the Saints lose a pre-season game and left early. This coming Monday night, September 25, 2006,…

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12 31 2005 D4.pdf

12 31 2005 D4.pdf