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re: 14 years ago today
Posted on 8/29/19 at 10:15 am to atrain5
Posted on 8/29/19 at 10:15 am to atrain5
14 years ago today I was sitting in a hotel room in Ridgeland, MS, without power, thinking if 200 miles inland, this storm is knocking out power, WTF must be going on in Chalmette?
Later this night, I would get a text message from my BIL, who worked for the St Bernard Sheriff's Office, saying he rode out the storm on the roof of the jail, outside, and that it was likely our place had 10-12 feet of water, as everything north of Judge Perez had 10-12 feet of water.
I spent the rest of a sleepless, hot night trying to figure out where I wanted to move to, since I didn't think back home was going to be an option.
Later this night, I would get a text message from my BIL, who worked for the St Bernard Sheriff's Office, saying he rode out the storm on the roof of the jail, outside, and that it was likely our place had 10-12 feet of water, as everything north of Judge Perez had 10-12 feet of water.
I spent the rest of a sleepless, hot night trying to figure out where I wanted to move to, since I didn't think back home was going to be an option.
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Posted on 8/29/19 at 11:13 am to atrain5
frick that storm.
I'll never forget sitting in some fricking Hilton in Houston watching CNN and seeing a boat float by my house.
Or I should say the roof of my house. I stood up and said "I think that's my fricking house" in the understatement of my life and I broke down and cried like a baby right there.
Life changed for so many people. Goddamn thing gave me PTSD.
I'll never forget sitting in some fricking Hilton in Houston watching CNN and seeing a boat float by my house.
Or I should say the roof of my house. I stood up and said "I think that's my fricking house" in the understatement of my life and I broke down and cried like a baby right there.
Life changed for so many people. Goddamn thing gave me PTSD.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 11:34 am to stapuffmarshy
NOLA natives, but we lived outside Atlanta 14 yrs ago. Mostly all our extended family lived in St. Bernard, Jefferson and St. Tammany at the time. My dad’s little frame house in Arabi floated down Judge Perez. My MIL’s house in Buccaneer South in Chalmette spent weeks under 10-12 ft of nasty smelling water from Katrina and then Rita. Other relatives had flooding, wind damage and generally evacuated; some stayed away. Now some live in Ponchatoula, Slidell, Kenner, Prairieville, Lafayette, BR, Madisonville, LaPlace,Covington, MO and MS. We live in TX now. Never will forget the sick feelings we had watching this unfold live on TV, knowing our loved ones and friends were experiencing hell, and that all the familiar places we knew would likely be destroyed. The survivor guilt feelings were intense and lasting.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 11:38 am to atrain5
Yep, and it ripped the roof off the new home I moved into just 14 days prior. What a sickening feeling looking up and seeing the rain coming down into my home. 
Posted on 8/29/19 at 11:39 am to atrain5
Honestly I can’t see a difference from present day when I look at those pictures.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 11:51 am to The Boat
Surprised you didn’t make a Latoya joke 
Posted on 8/29/19 at 11:54 am to LSUFanHouston
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hotel room in Ridgeland, MS,
So many people from NOLA were at the Hilton (taller hotel) on County Line Road. Others went as far north as Memphis and Little Rock.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 11:59 am to atrain5
Posted on 8/29/19 at 12:05 pm to atrain5
Rita was worse for BR than Katrina. Neither did the damage that the flood of 2016 did.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 12:19 pm to atrain5
We toured the state of Louisiana while evacuated for Katrina. We stayed at a Red Roof Inn in Bossier City for a while. Then lived with some friends in Alexandria. From there we wound up at Camp Hardtner for a while.
My brothers in law and I headed back home to see if we could get into Jefferson Parish. We spent a couple of nights under a Hibernia Bank drive through waiting for Jefferson to open. While we were there, a forest fire broke out near Camp Hardtner, and my family had to flee to Alexandria.
We got into Metairie and surveyed the damage. No flooding, but I had a tree through my roof. It could have been worse. The smell of Katrina Fridge will stay with me the rest of my days.
We lived in Mandeville for a while until our home was fixed.
It was an adventure, for sure, but not something I ever want to experience ever again.
My brothers in law and I headed back home to see if we could get into Jefferson Parish. We spent a couple of nights under a Hibernia Bank drive through waiting for Jefferson to open. While we were there, a forest fire broke out near Camp Hardtner, and my family had to flee to Alexandria.
We got into Metairie and surveyed the damage. No flooding, but I had a tree through my roof. It could have been worse. The smell of Katrina Fridge will stay with me the rest of my days.
We lived in Mandeville for a while until our home was fixed.
It was an adventure, for sure, but not something I ever want to experience ever again.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 12:22 pm to boxcarbarney
I almost forgot the obligatory frick You, You fricking fricks
Posted on 8/29/19 at 12:23 pm to notiger1997
I was a senior at LSU at the time and will never forget what it did to Baton Rouge...
-cell phone towers being down + so many people were in BR caused cell phones to work very sporadically. We quickly realized texting worked better than calls (texting wasnt all that big back then)
- track and field made into a helipad and PMAC into a triage Reveille Link
- I lived at Campus Apartments on West Chimes near the old softball field. Helicopters were overhead constantly. We had people walking around at all hours of night- a couple of us stayed up on guard after all the looting and crime stories that were being spread
- not knowing if your classes were going to be cancelled from missing so many days and if LSU could absorb the extra students. I know many seniors who were concerned about graduating on time due to Katrina.
- the traffic... oh the traffic.
Obviously, this is nothing in comparison to what happened in New Orleans and the Mississippi coast, but it really did change Baton Rouge too.
-cell phone towers being down + so many people were in BR caused cell phones to work very sporadically. We quickly realized texting worked better than calls (texting wasnt all that big back then)
- track and field made into a helipad and PMAC into a triage Reveille Link
- I lived at Campus Apartments on West Chimes near the old softball field. Helicopters were overhead constantly. We had people walking around at all hours of night- a couple of us stayed up on guard after all the looting and crime stories that were being spread
- not knowing if your classes were going to be cancelled from missing so many days and if LSU could absorb the extra students. I know many seniors who were concerned about graduating on time due to Katrina.
- the traffic... oh the traffic.
Obviously, this is nothing in comparison to what happened in New Orleans and the Mississippi coast, but it really did change Baton Rouge too.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 12:49 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Is lootie still alive irl?
Posted on 8/29/19 at 12:50 pm to boxcarbarney
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my family had to flee to Alexandria.
Condolences. This sent a chill up my spine to read.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 12:53 pm to SEClint
Yes.
He is the Sewer and Water Board Commissioner.
He is the Sewer and Water Board Commissioner.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 1:48 pm to Paul Allen
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So many people from NOLA were at the Hilton (taller hotel) on County Line Road.
I think it was a Drury inn we stayed at. My pops lived over near the reservoir, and he had a ton of people staying at his house, so we just found a room there and rode it out.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 1:50 pm to atrain5
Brian Williams was watching people get picked off from the top of the Superdome. What a crazy time to be alive.
Posted on 8/29/19 at 1:53 pm to HenryParsons
Scary
This post was edited on 8/29/19 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 8/29/19 at 2:03 pm to atrain5
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I know now New Orleans still isn't the best when it comes to cities, but day by day, brick by brick, were coming back. frick anyone who still tries to bring the people and the culture of this city down.
you care to make that same statement to people of the city who have flooded four or five times just this summer from RAIN?
Posted on 8/29/19 at 2:07 pm to georgia
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You care to make that same statement to people of the city who have flooded four or five times just this summer from RAIN
I am one of those people as a matter of fact. It's no secret that the SWB is incompetent.
This post was edited on 8/29/19 at 2:08 pm
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