Carr Drive in Slidell, La several months after Katrina. Very near Lake Ponchertrain. It's a small example of how long it... [Read more]

I was at home. I heard & saw news on TV. It very much affected my life. But I couldn't do anything. I tried to keep myself strong & work with new days. [view]

Poetry Blog Supports Those Affected By Hurricane Katrina September 13th, 2005 Not very often does an event of national impact generate a cauldron of shock, sadness, outrage, support, heroism and incompetence to... [view]

Is This My Country? ~ City of my joy, city of my dreams Under water and forgotten Corpses floating by Babies dying Young and old blacks, old whites That could be my grandmother Dead in her wheelchair Or my... [view]

By Christina Cooper, Education and Development Director Global Wildilfe Center Global Wildlife Center is a 900 acre non-profit wildlife preserve located in Folsom, Louisiana, on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain. Global... [view]

I posted the following in my blog on Aug. 28, 2005, the day Katrina bore down on the Gulf Coast: Please pray for the people of Louisiana and Mississippi. Say a prayer for the elderly, poor and plain old crazies that live... [view]

Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965) was an artist from Ocean Springs, Mississippi. If the name doesn't ring a bell chances are his style will. He inspired many artists who wound up more famous than he ever wanted to be. He... [view]

At least most of the business people kept a sense of humor. This sign was posted on the window coverings of a donut shop in... [Read more]

Rita's damage to historic downtown DeRidder, LA. [Read more]

Damage to old downtown part of DeRidder, LA. [Read more]

Another shot of the damage to the historic 100 year-old section of downtown DeRidder, LA. [Read more]

This is on the corner of the historic downtown part of DeRidder, Louisiana. These buildings are one hundred years old, Some... [Read more]