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| Hurricane Katrina's devastation was perhaps the most massive destruction to affect a community in the United States. New Orleans, Gulfport, Biloxi and Mobile suffered the most from the storm. |
| I am involved in a documentary as a host as well as a videographer reporting it's effects. The above montage of 8 video stills represent the destruction that affected the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. It's been reported that before the above breach in the Industrial Canal, a foot or more of water was already flooding the community from the Eastern direction to the right. Yes, that is a barge sitting on a house and a school bus. It's estimated that over two hundred people died in this one community. And yet, because many houses can not be safely entered, more residents are expected to be found in the demolition. Below is a larger panorama of the above photo. Use your lower horizontal scroll bar to move to the right of the picture. |
| The 9th Ward was but one of the devastated areas. Lakeview (below), Metairie, Harahan, Gentilly, East, Chalmette, Midtown and many more neighborhoods in New Orleans were damaged. Then add the grief with those on the Gulf Coasts of Mississippi and Alabama. Hurricane Katrina did not surgically hit one neighborhood or community. It equally devastated people from all incomes and all ethnic backgrounds. Our program will delve into those stories regardless of those backgrounds. Our only limitation is the time allowed for the program. |
| As we search deeper into the personal stories of people that lived through the moments of the hurricane and flood, we find that there are a 1,000 stories....on every block. |
| These are just a few pictures. They are only a glimpse. They can not tell but a small fraction of the story. Even two trips to New Orleans and Bay St. Louis, Mississippi (12 days) of which we have thus far experienced does not begin to reflect the long-term culture change of the New Orleans and Gulf Coast communities. You've heard the adage, "You've got to see it to believe it." As a two decade regular New Orleans' and Gulf Coast visitor, those words loose meaning here. |
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