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Little did my family know that on August 29, 2005 our lives would be changed forever. We lived in New Orleans right around UNO supposedly the second highest elevation in the city, boy were we wrong. I can…

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I can remember it like it was yesterday. I only packed a few things thinking, like all the other times I evacuated, that I would be back in a couple of days. I threw a few pairs of shorts and a couple t-shirts in my…

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The morning of August 27, 2005 I was awakened by a semi-panicked mother. I had no idea what was happening since I hadn\'t watched the news that entire week. She explained to me what was going on and told me we\'d be…

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The evacuation of my family for Hurricane Katrina was what many people would call a nightmare. Just like many other evacuees, this experience did not have a good start and only seemed to get worse. It all began that…

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At four o\'clock in the morning on Sunday August 28th 2005, my family left our home in Kenner, Louisiana to head for Alexandria. It was my first time evacuating, but I wasn\'t too worried. I knew how these things…

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My wife, son, daughter, and I initially evacuated to Pontchatoula. My wife\'s cousin has a big house on a nice piece of land, and he allowed most of his relatives from the New Orleans area to stay with him. Monday…

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My wife, son, daughter, and I initially evacuated to Pontchatoula. My wife\'s cousin has a big house on a nice piece of land, and he allowed most of his relatives from the New Orleans area to stay with him. Monday…

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It was the first week of school and my friends and I finally got together again after a long summer vacation. I was very excited to start school and get together with my friends. However, the excitement did not last very…

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In July 2005, we bought a new house on Richland Ave in Metairie, La. It was a single house with 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and double garage. The house was all white with two big oak trees in our front lawn. There are 9…

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An Unforgettable Senior Year\r\n\r\nAugust 22, 2005 was the second week of my senior year in high school, and I was looking forward for an exciting and unforgettable time. My friends and I decided to go for a pre-senior…

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