Category: Hurricane Katrina

“I really miss so much about New Orleans...”

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Antoinette Franklin (R) and her niece, Iriel Franklin, talk about relocating to Houston after Hurricane Katrina.

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Recorded in Houston, TX. Click here for more Hurricane Katrina stories.

“The people never stopped coming in...”

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New Orleans police officer David Duplantier tells his wife, Melissa Eugene, about patrolling the Superdome during Hurricane Katrina.

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Recorded in New Orleans, LA. Click here for more Hurricane Katrina stories.

“We considered this just another storm...”

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Douglas P. deSilvey talks about losing his wife, daughter, mother-in-law, and father-in-law in Hurricane Katrina.

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Recorded in Gulfport, MS. Click here for more Hurricane Katrina stories.

“The first day was the craziest.”

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Newspaper reporter Joshua Norman tells girlfriend, Rachel Leifer, about reporting on Hurricane Katrina.

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Recorded in Gulfport, MS. Click here for more Hurricane Katrina stories.

“It was raining just as hard in the station as it was outside.”

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New Orleans Pump Station workers Rufus Burkhalter and Bobby Brown remember the night Hurricane Katrina hit.

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Recorded in New Orleans, LA. Click here for more Hurricane Katrina stories.

“Rough as it was, we rode through and we're hanging in there.”

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Roy Calabrisi and his brother Anthony talk about rebuilding their lives after Hurricane Katrina.

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Recorded in New Orleans, LA. Click here for more Hurricane Katrina stories.

“I'm trying to decide whether I stay in New Orleans or leave.”

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John W. Taylor, Jr. talks about how New Orleans has changed since Hurricane Katrina.

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Recorded in New Orleans, LA. Click here for more Hurricane Katrina stories.

“It was probably the biggest leap of faith of my life.”

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Dr. Kiersta Kurtz-Burke tells her husband, Dr. Justin Lundgren, about caring for patients at Charity Hospital in the days following Hurricane Katrina.

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Recorded in New Orleans, LA. Click here for more Hurricane Katrina stories.

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