"I saw a lot of homes tagged indicating that dead pets were found inside – or were being fed and watered, hence the F/W on many homes – however it was difficult to find one that had a number other than zero at the bottom of the X-mark. Any marking at that position on the X indicated a body was found inside, and there were many homes where more than one person perished.My friend's remains were found under some debris in what had been his backyard. I guess they just bulldozed everything into the back of the property.
Many people refused to leave because they could not get accommodations for their pets, and chose to stay at home. Besides, why leave for what turned out to be a Category 3 storm Winds were clocked at no more than 110-115 mph in the city? They never dreamed that the steadfast levees would break, flooding and trapping them and their beloved pets inside.
Someone told me that “officials” made extra efforts to make sure homes where a person/persons were found dead inside were demolished. That could possibly explain the reason for all of the empty lots in Lakeview and the Lower 9th ward…"
And so it goes.
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Even after all this time there's not enough done to bring NOLA back to its old standard.
ReplyDeleteOnly who's to blame, FEMA, the state of Louisiana, government? You can't blame the people who lost everything they owned and couldn't afford insurance.
Last evening I saw an interview on the Daily Show with Brian Williams who is doing a "five years after" special on Katrina. He said he had been back 29 times and how he is filled with anger and sadness at what he sees.
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