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I became a New Orleanian in July 2003. I had been fascinated with New Orleans from the time I was 13 to the day I moved here (I am originally from Philadelphia). When I was 13 my Aunt Anita gave me a book called the…

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Looking back on the fall of 2005, my first memory is always of the Welcome Back Luau held at UNO every year. I was there with some friends the Friday before Katrina hit. We had such a great time and little did I know, it…

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I\'ve lived in my house on Hudson Street in Kenner, LA my whole life. It is a beige stucco and brick house with a white picket fence surrounding the patio! An oak tree sits tall in the middle of the yard while a garden…

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August 29th year 2005 is the year my entire life was torn apart. I left New Orleans the day before Katrina hit, I made it as far as Mobile Al. That\'s where I rode out the terror filled hours of my life....I can honestly…

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Hello my name is T. J. Burns and my story is like some of the thousands out there already, in a few short hours I went from having a home of my own, new car and a pretty good job to having nothing at all. Please never…

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Locking the door to my house in Meatirie on August 27th 2005, I didn\'t know the horrific journey my dad, grandma, boyfriend, and three dogs were about to endure. I had picked up my ill grandma from the home that she…

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I remember when I was leaving new orleans, friday after the storm it was. we we\'re walking across the crescent city connection. (come to find out a few friends tried not long after us and they were shot at). I…

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The formation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was inevitable. After all only nature can produce just the right conditions for the storm to brew, or did some external factor play a role in its sudden strengthening to a…

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Almost two years after Katrina, I have a place to call home now. After evacuating from New Orleans East, we stayed in Houston. Later, we went to Shreveport, then to Bossier City, and finally here in Metairie. We\'re…

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received a phone call that Saturday morning from my mom. She was frantic explaining for me to leave town. A few friends and I decided to make our way to Baton Rouge to stay with a few friends. Not really knowing or…

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