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this is a picture of my little cousin's playset that was destroyed b/c of teh storm. a tree from next door fell on it. [Read more]
For me Katrina came out of nowhere. On August 26, the Friday before Katrina hit, I had plans to go to the Saints game. Little did I know that it was the last time I would go to a game in the dome for this season. Every... [view]
Hello I am originally from Metairie, Louisiana. My story begins on the Sunday that hurricane Katrina was rated a category 5. My father came into my room at around 5:oo a.m. and calmly told me get your things together we... [view]
As with every other hurricane I decided to stay thinking it was a false alarm. I have evacuated before and the traffic and hassle didnt seem worth it. I thought the hurricane would never hit here it never had before in the... [view]
This is my story of hurricane Katrina. [view]
This is an essay I wrote for my History of NO class: As I sit tonight, in my parents’ home in Bourg, wondering how I am going to put into words what I am actually feeling about my personal evacuation process and the... [view]
This is the inside of my home in Old Gentilly... [Read more]
This assignment is rather difficult for me as I was not in New Orleans at the time that Katrina hit land. I didn’t feel the true devastation as most did that were in New Orleans. I was affected in some ways, although not as... [view]
Inside of Franco's Lakeview Athletic Club Childcare Center [Read more]
Having grown up in New Orleans and lived here all of my life I have always heard about “The Big One”. Any New Orleanian can tell you that this is a household term. Sure it had been joked about and feared at the same time but... [view]
It is difficult to find a place to begin this tale so for all greater convenience we shall brush over the days prior to the storm. I was employed at nice little establishment on St. Charles avenue called Al Copeland's... [view]