Tag: hurricane katrina

These are posts that took place mostly during my evacuation in August/September 2005 following Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent failure of the New Orleans levee system. There’s also some other posts here and there that reference Katrina or it’s physical, emotional or economic aftermath.

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New Orleans level with Lake

12:11 P.M. – Army Corps: Water has become level with the Lake in the city so no more water should flow into the city, except at high tide. For those of you that don’t know, …

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Things are looking grim.

I think if any one paragraph sums up the situation best it’s: 2:01 P.M. – Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard says there is no plumbing and the sanitary situation is getting nasty. He told WAFB-TV …

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Pictures from the Hurricane

nola.com has some incredible pictures of the Katrina’s damage. Not quite sure when I’m going to able to come home. :( Reports I hear are saying not for another week – and even then, who …

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Run away!! Run away!!

I woke up Saturday morning to the booming sound of my friend Christopher’s voice on my cell phone: “GET THE FUCK OUT!” After watching the Weather Channel for a few minutes, learning that Katrina was …