On the morning of the 29th, Katrina came onshore. The Mississippi Gulf Coast bore the brunt of the storm. At the last moment the storm took a turn to the east. However, New Orleans still took a beating. The roof had been ripped off the Superdome; the shelter of last resort for thousands of people. The Hyatt Regency had its windows blown out.
We walked over to The Galleria to have dinner and I have never seen the mall so full on a Monday night. The evacuees really helped the Houston economy. Restaurants were full and people were shopping and ice skating. Everybody new each other and everyone talked about how lucky they were that the levees had held. They were all making plans to go back to New Orleans on Tuesday or Wednesday.
I was glad to have spent time with Kevin and Lisa and some of their friends. They were hopeful that everything would be ok when they returned and I shared in their hopefulness.
And then on August 30, 2005, Bryan Williams reported live from New Orleans on Today Show and we found out what really happened.
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1 comment:
thats sad and its still not rebuilt
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