re: What's the craziest thing you saw or heard about during Katrina?

I have a family member that was in NOPD during Katrina. He worked for 3 weeks straight rescuing people and trying to survive just like everyone else. He has told me multiple times that he slept maybe 3 hours a night and they were absolutely exhausted. Obviously there were things that NOPD did in these times that were not right but the hate on them in this thread is pretty sad considering 99% of them worked their arse off in this time to save lives and protect the city. He has said multiple times that he did not think he was gonna make it out alive and that it was hell on Earth. He still nightmares and somewhat of a PTSD from the situation today.

Also the federal government was declining people who wanted to help with the search and rescue because they were “not approved rescue boats”. That was one of the more eye opening things that I have heard him talk about from Katrina on how ridiculous FEMA and the Federal government is.

It was an absolute shitty situation for everyone.