My wife and me came back from our house in Arabi, St Bernard Louisiana today. The water line was three inches from the ceiling. We brought a u-haul 5×8 trailer with us but went back to where we are staying with it ninety percent empty there was nothing to save.
New Orleans My Home – Katrina My Nightmare
I have lived in Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish and St. Bernard Parish Louisiana but anytime I’m more than fifty miles away from home I simply say I’m from New Orleans. People understand that. After hurricane Katrina they will understand it much more. What they may not understand is exactly what happened there before, during and after the visitation of Katrina.
Katrina – What Its Like To Be An Evacuee
I have run from only two storms in my whole life. Once the year before Katrina, my wife and me retuned the next morning from the first storm that turned away from New Orleans like most of the storms before it.. Katrina wasnt so merciful. In fact it seems we may never return now, but by no choice of our own.
Hurricane Season How Can You Prepare for It
I lost my home in New Orleans to hurricane Katrina. My wife and I entertained thoughts of returning to see what was left but could not return until authorities said it was safe. We continued to entertain thoughts of re-building or salvaging whatever we could. We were in for the surprise of a lifetime when we finally did see what remained of our house and our neighborhood.