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book recommendations: Katrina aftermath
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:21 pm
I am interested in some good books about the short term aftermath of katrina, the first few months where there was some level of lawlessness, not so much a book about the long term rebuilding.
Any suggestions?
Edit: Really curious about the downvotes
Any suggestions?
Edit: Really curious about the downvotes
This post was edited on 7/2/14 at 1:29 pm
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Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:23 pm to sealawyer
Talk to people who went through it, like me.
Katrina happened at the end of August.
We couldnt even GET INTO our neighborhood till Oct. 2 to see what was left of our houses and stuff. The National Guards of other states were blocking the roads in at Veterans, the I-10 exits, and in Bucktown.
Once we got back in, thats when the real work began.
Katrina happened at the end of August.
We couldnt even GET INTO our neighborhood till Oct. 2 to see what was left of our houses and stuff. The National Guards of other states were blocking the roads in at Veterans, the I-10 exits, and in Bucktown.
Once we got back in, thats when the real work began.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:25 pm to sealawyer
1 Dead In Attic
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:26 pm to sealawyer
No Ordinary Heroes. Just read it about a month ago and it's pretty intense.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:27 pm to sealawyer
Eye of the Storm by Sally Forman ... Great insight although she stops short of talking about her post katrina affair with Ray Ray.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:27 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
Can I take you on a plane with me this evening?
I know the best information would come from first hand stories. And if you know of anyone who recorded their experiences I would love to hear it
I know the best information would come from first hand stories. And if you know of anyone who recorded their experiences I would love to hear it
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:28 pm to Morecowbell
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1 Dead In Attic
This book is great. It's the collection of Chris Rose's articles in The Times Picayune right before and after Katrina.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:30 pm to sealawyer
I know you're looking for books but... this was powerful!
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:30 pm to sealawyer
2 dead in attic
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:32 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
Katrina happened at the end of August.
We couldnt even GET INTO our neighborhood till Oct. 2 to see what was left of our houses and stuff. The National Guards of other states were blocking the roads in at Veterans, the I-10 exits, and in Bucktown.
You didn't know about Bamboo road? That was the entrance into the city, by Palmeto, no national guard.
I had a LSP pass to go anywhere but still some dickheads would deny entry.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 1:32 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:
Talk to people who went through it, like me.
Katrina happened at the end of August.
We couldnt even GET INTO our neighborhood till Oct. 2 to see what was left of our houses and stuff
so technically you didnt go thru it
Posted on 7/2/14 at 5:46 pm to sealawyer
My daughter was working as an RN at Charity Hospital. Went to work the Friday before the storm and was dropped off by bus in Lafayette the Friday after the storm. She lost everything. I am not sure she is herself any more. I was ready to steal a clients Hummer to drive through barricades to get to her because we couldn't get any answers and National Guard at meeting location in Baton Rouge told me Red Cross didn't have time to talk to me. This while gunshots were being fired at Charity's doors that had been locked and chained from the inside. I had image in my head of my daughter floating dead on Tulane Ave.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 6:09 pm to Isabelle
Mom worked at Methodist Hospital before the storm hit.
She was an LPN and she had to take place of somebody who evacuated before the storm hit.
She was stuck there for almost 2 weeks...My dad, sister, and I were told by my mother to evacuate a couple of hours before contraflow closed down. She didn't want us to be at the hospital when things went to shite. We wound up in Baton Rouge at my brother's apartment off of July St.
We had no contact with her as we slowly watched the city turn to chaos.
Finally after a week or so we made contact with her, she told us that she was supposed to be evacuated to San Antonio, TX.
Once there she had to pay her OWN ticket to get to Shreveport where she jumped on a West Monroe High School band bus that my Aunt was on (West Monroe was going to play some team up at Independence Stadium).
When we saw her, she had cut the sleeves off of shirt and made shorts out of her scrubs.
To this day, my mom does not like talking about the things that she witnessed at that hospital, and she recently just got over her phobia of hospitals.
She was an LPN and she had to take place of somebody who evacuated before the storm hit.
She was stuck there for almost 2 weeks...My dad, sister, and I were told by my mother to evacuate a couple of hours before contraflow closed down. She didn't want us to be at the hospital when things went to shite. We wound up in Baton Rouge at my brother's apartment off of July St.
We had no contact with her as we slowly watched the city turn to chaos.
Finally after a week or so we made contact with her, she told us that she was supposed to be evacuated to San Antonio, TX.
Once there she had to pay her OWN ticket to get to Shreveport where she jumped on a West Monroe High School band bus that my Aunt was on (West Monroe was going to play some team up at Independence Stadium).
When we saw her, she had cut the sleeves off of shirt and made shorts out of her scrubs.
To this day, my mom does not like talking about the things that she witnessed at that hospital, and she recently just got over her phobia of hospitals.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 6:16 pm to Isabelle
quote:
My daughter was working as an RN at Charity Hospital. Went to work the Friday before the storm and was dropped off by bus in Lafayette the Friday after the storm. She lost everything.
Same thing for my sister in law at the time who was at charity. My brother Worked at the jail in Chalmette and they all went to opp and eventually on some overpass in the city. We had their baby who was only 6 months old and we had no way to contact them. It was scary shite.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 6:16 pm to gaetti15
the thing I remember most is the headline of the USA today the day after Katrina.
"Katrina shifts east, spares New Orleans from most sever damage"
"Katrina shifts east, spares New Orleans from most sever damage"
Posted on 7/2/14 at 6:42 pm to sealawyer
The best book I read about Katrina and its immediate aftermath was "Breach of Faith" by Jed Horne.
Posted on 7/2/14 at 6:57 pm to sealawyer
Anything about Memorial Hospital is a good read, including major news articles online.
Haven't read the coroners book but bet that's a good one too
Haven't read the coroners book but bet that's a good one too
Posted on 7/2/14 at 7:06 pm to Boomshockalocka
But if you read Zeitoun, keep in mind that ol' boy has been terrorizing his wife lately and she now thinks he's going to kill her.
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