All those quaint towns on the North Shore, Franklinton, Waterproof, Covington, Robert, were flattned. You never a single word about them or Slidell. The majority of the public has no sound understanding of just how massive a storm Katrina was.
I evacuated 120 miles north of the Coast and was trapped there! Trees, power lines across the roads, roofs blown off. It was a mess. I was 6 miles north of Laurel.
Sorry I missed this yesterday. However, it made it possible for me to also miss the Spelling Police and literary critics. Your article was very interesting and you did an excellent job of picturing some of the after-effects of such a monumental event. I’m so sorry for all you lost, but glad you are finally beginning to see the light of day. I hope everything works out well for you.
Apparently, given the retrospectives I’ve seen today, you won’t ever hear those reports.
Meridian was as far south as help could go. The trucks with needed supplies were taken to NAS Meridian, and they stayed there until they could get the interstate open.
Where did you go? My aunt in Laurel was without power for a much longer time than I would expect. Though, that could have just been her power company.
Even in Meridian, there were so many trees down that it would take 45 minutes to an hour to make what would normally be a 10 minute drive. Plus, they had a curfew, which reminds me of martial law...but that’s another topic altogether. ;o)
My parents in Meridian actually managed to find a hotel room in Starkville so that they could have some much needed air conditioning.
I went home six weeks after Katrina hit, and I couldn’t believe the damage along I 20, between Jackson and Meridian. They were still picking up trees!