For hurricane Gustav my family and I packed up our belonging and our pets and headed to our house in Lake Charles. We were there for about a week and had all the amenities that we needed, ELECTRICITY! Everyone I talked with... [view]

My experiences with Hurricane Katrina are probably like many people. I was a senior in High School in New Orleans when all of a sudden the principal comes on over the intercom to say that we should all watch the news over... [view]

The hours before Hurricane Katrina, I was on my way to Alexandria, LA. When I saw the size of the storm, I made a last minute judgment to leave. A 4-5 hour trip took me 14 hours and when I arrived, there was no lodging... [view]

My parents and I, their dog and my cat, came back to New Orleans on September 22, 2005 (my birthday, incidentally). We had traveled from Alabama only to be met at every checkpoint by National Guards who told us they weren't... [view]

I evacuated to Baton Rouge for Hurricane Katrina. It was the most horrible experiences of my life. We were living in an apartment with fifteen other people. It was air matresses lined up from door to door. My parents and my... [view]

I am 21 now and Katrina hit when I was fifteen. I was living on the north shore at the time, getting ready to begin high school at Ponchatoula High school. Our house didn't take much damage, aside from the torn shingles and... [view]

2 blks from dome, Nola Sept late or IOct [Read more]

I lived in Terrytown for almost two years until Katrina. I previously had lived in various places around New orleans such as Mid-city, Carrollton, the Marigny, and the 8th Ward. I got a job as a machinist apprentice at... [view]

I were going to not leave for the Hurricane because my dad has to stay for all the storms because he is a fireman. So he told us to stay and there would be nothing to worry about. That was the night before the mandatory... [view]

After spending a total of three weeks in Baton Rouge away from my family, my home, everything. I finally left my temporary... [Read more]

THIS A PICTURE OF THE DEBRIS PILED UP ON WEST END BLVD NEAR MY HOME. IF YOU LOOK CLOSE ENOUGH YOU WILL SEE SO MANY DIFFERENT... [Read more]

This is a picture of my parent's automotive shop. It is located on N. Causeway Blvd. During Katrina, the large garage doors... [Read more]