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re: Upcoming 19th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Posted on 8/28/24 at 7:32 am to GreenRockTiger
Posted on 8/28/24 at 7:32 am to GreenRockTiger
Wow! 36 weeks, that must have been scary having to evac near delivery time. Thank God you didn’t chance it and stay. I was born and lived in BR for some time, it hasn’t been the same in a long time. Family in Central now. Well, some were in Central when it was Greenwelll Springs, back when I lived there, when it was called the “country.” Maybe one day you will get out of there.
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Posted on 8/28/24 at 7:45 am to Northshoretiger87
Lootie! I wonder how he’s doing these days.
Posted on 8/28/24 at 7:57 am to LSUSportsFan2000
Lived in Ascension. Sunday morning saw the forecast and sent wife and kids (both under 4) to North LA with family. I stayed at house with animals and a friend and his kids who came over because he was definitely in the path.
Lost power for a week. Helicopters constantly flying over.
And the NO evaucuees definitely fricked over Baton Rouge. It wasn't paradise before, but the denizens of the Chocolate City caused a festering boil in NBR to become a full blown outbreak all over BR. Traffic was a nightmare for almost 2 years.
Lost power for a week. Helicopters constantly flying over.
And the NO evaucuees definitely fricked over Baton Rouge. It wasn't paradise before, but the denizens of the Chocolate City caused a festering boil in NBR to become a full blown outbreak all over BR. Traffic was a nightmare for almost 2 years.
This post was edited on 8/28/24 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:04 am to choupiquesushi
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Yet another huge opportunity blown by Nola
No one would ever say the Tuscaloosa tornado was a good thing but it led to the redevelopment of the north side of town in a way that would’ve never otherwise been possible.
New Orleans could’ve used the federal and insurance money to redevelop and pivot towards a completely different future trajectory, but corrupt and incompetent politicians along with misguided or uninterested voters missed a once in 100 years opportunity to change both the city and the state for the better.
This post was edited on 8/28/24 at 8:05 am
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:11 am to greenbean
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McComb, MS - which was nice small town
LOL
That place has been a shithole since the early 90’s.
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:20 am to LSUSportsFan2000
I was 19 living off Jefferson near goodwood. Massive tree limb fell on the apartment roof causing leaks, so drove to my buddy’s place on campus drinking warm beer and whiskey (no ice anywhere) for 3 days. Set up beer pong, big tent and speakers in the parking lot. Had a hot italian Nola refugee stay with us and she was my 2nd ever sex partner. Great times.
Posted on 8/28/24 at 9:04 am to udtiger
Yup BR suffered greatly in the aftermath of that storm. A lot of bad people ended up here. Changed the landscape forever.
Posted on 8/28/24 at 9:21 am to LSUSportsFan2000
Today is the 28th, so that was the Sunday before the storm's landfall. I was involuntarily in the Ninth Ward.
Posted on 8/28/24 at 9:24 am to dukke v
Left Hammond on Aug 15th to go work a turnaround in Anacortes Washington.
We sat around the tv at night watching all of the mayhem unfold a few days before and then afterwards.
I didn't talk to my wife or kids for 5 days after the storm due to only having cellphones and no service. Scariest time of my life not knowing if they were ok.
Finally received at text while walking a job down with a plant baw that said "were ok, call ya when we can. We love you"
I couldn't hold it back and I burst into tears. Plant guy looked at me like I was crazy until someone told him what was going on.
Had to fly into Jackson a month later and left 2 days later to work in Mobile .
We sat around the tv at night watching all of the mayhem unfold a few days before and then afterwards.
I didn't talk to my wife or kids for 5 days after the storm due to only having cellphones and no service. Scariest time of my life not knowing if they were ok.
Finally received at text while walking a job down with a plant baw that said "were ok, call ya when we can. We love you"
I couldn't hold it back and I burst into tears. Plant guy looked at me like I was crazy until someone told him what was going on.
Had to fly into Jackson a month later and left 2 days later to work in Mobile .
This post was edited on 8/28/24 at 9:25 am
Posted on 8/28/24 at 9:26 am to LSUSportsFan2000
The storm wasn't the problem, like Laura was to Lake Charles, it was the levee breaking
ETA: Katrina was my senior yr of high school in BR. We had up to 9 additional people and 4 dogs staying with us. I also remember trying to get to highland road at I-10 to go to soccer practice. After 3 hrs and only moving 1 mile, I turned around and went home
ETA: Katrina was my senior yr of high school in BR. We had up to 9 additional people and 4 dogs staying with us. I also remember trying to get to highland road at I-10 to go to soccer practice. After 3 hrs and only moving 1 mile, I turned around and went home
This post was edited on 8/28/24 at 9:29 am
Posted on 8/28/24 at 9:40 am to rowbear1922
go look at crime statistics in Baton Rouge pre Katrina
the drug trade in these two cities changed forever
Baton Rouge crime hasn't been the same since that event
Houston likely in same boat
the drug trade in these two cities changed forever
Baton Rouge crime hasn't been the same since that event
Houston likely in same boat
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:22 pm to nicholastiger
James Spann
@spann
ON THIS DATE IN 2005: Hurricane Katrina attained Category 5 status on the morning of August 28 and reached its peak strength, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph and a minimum central pressure of 902 mb.
Meteorologist Robert Ricks at the NWS Slidell, LA issued the now famous "doomsday statement" that Sunday morning, called "the most dire weather forecast ever issued". It began by describing Katrina as "a most powerful hurricane with unprecedented strength" that would leave the region "uninhabitable for weeks... perhaps longer".
It listed the expected damage in extensive detail, warning of profound devastation to infrastructure, including widespread building collapses, and said that the storm would launch "household appliances and even light vehicles" into the air as debris, causing "certain death" for anyone struck. The forecast also predicted that following the storm's passage, "water shortages will make human suffering incredible by modern standards".
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:28 pm to lsuman25
And all of that discussion is wind-focused (which makes sense given that Katrina was a Cat. 5 when it was issued). It didn't specifically mention the surge threat, though I guess it was implied. Given what the surge did, and where it stands historically (even outside of NOLA) it is an interesting footnote to what was a historic NWS discussion.
This post was edited on 8/28/24 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:32 pm to LSUSportsFan2000
Katrina was a Gulf Coast storm, New Orleans wouldn’t have been bad if the levees didn’t break. Ida was our bad one in the River Parishes….same damned date too! August 29 can kiss my arse.
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:36 pm to double d
Isaac from 2012 while no where near as strong as them two was also on the 29th of August
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:38 pm to lsuman25
Always be leery of any "I" storm.
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:40 pm to LegendInMyMind
Yep
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:42 pm to LegendInMyMind
Ironically the "I" storm this year is again Isaac
Posted on 8/28/24 at 8:59 pm to LSUSportsFan2000
At Memorial Baptist.
Friday I went to a jamboree and picked up burgers from Lakeview harbor after.
Saturday, got some essentials together and closed the shutters on the house. Will never forget, at the grocery store, dudes basket was nothing but diet cokes Reeses cups and a flashlight. That’s it.
Sunday, I went with my wife, a Nurse to Baptist. After that, all Hell broke loose. That is a story that I can tell in detail.
Funny, other things in my life, fuzzy. Those days at Baptist, crystal clear nightmare. .
Friday I went to a jamboree and picked up burgers from Lakeview harbor after.
Saturday, got some essentials together and closed the shutters on the house. Will never forget, at the grocery store, dudes basket was nothing but diet cokes Reeses cups and a flashlight. That’s it.
Sunday, I went with my wife, a Nurse to Baptist. After that, all Hell broke loose. That is a story that I can tell in detail.
Funny, other things in my life, fuzzy. Those days at Baptist, crystal clear nightmare. .
Posted on 8/28/24 at 9:20 pm to tide06
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New Orleans could’ve used the federal and insurance money to redevelop and pivot towards a completely different future trajectory, but corrupt and incompetent politicians along with misguided or uninterested voters missed a once in 100 years opportunity to change both the city and the state for the better.
Yep.
NO could have become a fricking jewel.
Wasted opportunity.
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