Tag Archives: Katrina

HURRICANE KATRINA PLUS 7

Posted on August 29, 2012 by theurbanllama

This is not a happy day in New Orleans. Hurricane Isaac is pounding the metro area. Thankfully the multi-billion dollar enhanced levee system installed after Hurricane Katrina appears to be holding. Still hundreds of thousands of residents are without power, … Continue reading →

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The Redneck Riviera

Posted on January 16, 2011 by theurbanllama

After getting my feet solidly under me in Louisiana, I was ready to take my reality television adventure east, across the Redneck Riviera, consisting of Mississippi, Alabama and the panhandle of Florida. While I was continuing to contact mainline law … Continue reading →

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The Lower 9th Ward Bounce Back

Posted on September 6, 2010 by theurbanllama

Here are a couple shots from the Lower 9th Ward that I took on Hurricane Katrina’s fifth anniversary. Misconceptions continue to abound about this area. I hear people suggest it was full of thugs, squatters and hovels. In reality the … Continue reading →

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Jazz Funeral for Katrina V

Posted on September 2, 2010 by theurbanllama

On a rainy Sunday afternoon, the mood was light in Jackson Square. It was Hurricane Katrina’s big five year anniversary, and while at several churches somber words ruled the day, here in the French Quarter it was a different scene, … Continue reading →

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A National Disgrace

Posted on September 1, 2010 by theurbanllama

That is a term I heard bantered around often over the weekend in describing the governmental response to Hurricane Katrina. That used to mean something. America was never big on having a national disgrace, but the reference seems to have … Continue reading →

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KATRINA PLUS FIVE

Posted on August 30, 2010 by theurbanllama

Five years is a long time. That would cover my entire undergraduate college career – from my first Long Island Iced Tea at Eastern Kentucky, to a bourbon-soaked farewell party in Iowa City. That’s a lot of drinking, and also … Continue reading →

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