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On August 28, my small family which consisted of my father, mother, aunt, uncle, and myself evacuated, not having any idea where we were headed. We had never evacuated for any other storm, and never expected to have to.…

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The week before Katrina was my first week of college. I was excited to be out of high school and not living with my parents (though they owned the house i was living in) My sister and I contemplated evacuating, but we…

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To say that my experience was unique would be a lie. However, it was my own version of a living nightmare.\r\n\r\nAfter the five hour drive to my grandmother\'s house in Kentwood, Louisiana, which should only have taken…

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My House on the Island\r\n\r\n\r\n I have lived in Coin Du Lestin Estates, in Slidell, LA for eighteen years of my life. Living on this natural island, which housed about twenty-four residencies, was the perfect life for…

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We were renting a townhouse across the street from the 17th Street Canal before Katrina. Our children were 8 and 3 years old. We evacuated well before the storm, and although we explained to them what had happened to New…

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CJ Experience: Still in New Orleans\r\nOne man, holed up in his flooded house, describes the scene and storm \r\n\r\n\r\nBy Donald A. \"Donny\" Sauviac, Jr.\r\nUpdated: 11:11 a.m. CT Sept 23, 2005\r\n\r\nI am Donald A.…

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my name is charlotte graps and since hurricane katrina i;ve been depressed and hurting and am just trying to get back where i was born and raised with my family so i can be happy living in texas has been lovely but…

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Closeup of Salvaged…

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Salvaged Baby Photo…

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Salvaged Photograph…