I remember Hurricane Katrina well. I was one week into my second semester of college at the University of New Orleans. I was living with my grandparents in New Orleans East. My grandparents decided not to evacuate for the... [view]

It's hard to believe that something that occurred five years ago could feel like yesterday in an instant. My family stayed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. However,the hurricane didn't prepare us for what we would... [view]

I was enlisted in the Army National Guard and called to federal active duty when Hurricane Katrina destroyed our Gulf Coast. My unit was activated three or four days before the storm, and instructed to report to our home base... [view]

I had just started my junior year at high school. It had only been a week when I first heard about the storm. My family and I weren't really planning on evacuating for Katrina because we didn't think it would be coming... [view]

Three feet of water in my dad's house. No fun but I consider myself lucky considering the other tragedies. [view]

Hurricane Katrina did not affect my family and I as much as most people in New Orleans. We were very lucky in that the only damage our house received was the roof caved in, in one room. We had damage, but it wasn't anything... [view]

This hurricane seemed just like any other. Nothing too harsh, it will just blow over in a few days. We stayed until August 28th, when our fellow neighbors convinced us to leave. We sat in traffic for 26 hours on our way to... [view]

My mom walked in my room and said "only take what you can't live without." I looked around my room and looked back at her and said "I can't live without all of my belongings." I have to say till this day that has been the... [view]

Apparently Google Earth doesn't update their images that often. I googled my address from before the storm, expecting and... [Read more]

I remember this day when Hilary Clinton came to my church, Mary Queen of Viet Nam, on December 15, 2005 to explore the... [Read more]

Days Before Katrina Hit I didnt even know there was a hurricane approaching. The hurricane hit and i evacuated to Baton Rouge. Like many of my counterparts i had to transfer schools and spend my entire senior year in a new... [view]

Life In The Gulf Coast Is Dying © R.G. Parnell The Gulf Coast is dying Victim of a pestilence born of corporate greed And it's escalating and growing Into something more heinous than anyone ever conceived it seems... [view]