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What started out as a tropical storm in the Bahamas, soon turned into one of the deadliest hurricanes to ever hit the United States. Hurricane Katrina hit land in Louisiana on August 29, 2005 causing a devastating and long-lasting effect on southeast Louisiana. Most people evacuated coastal Mississippi and Louisiana, including some of my family members and me. I was only in the second grade when the hurricane hit, however I still remember the tragic event like it was yesterday. I was affected by Hurricane Katrina in many ways, some ways I still cannot forget no matter how hard I try.
When I was eight years old, I remember watching the weather knowing that in a few days our small town would no longer be the same. Hurricane Katrina was on her way and everyone was in distraught. To prepare for the storm my mom and I went to the store to get the necessities that were needed. We bought as much as we could but most of the shelves were empty and had already been wiped out by
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others. A day passed and my mom decided it was time to evacuate because she did not feel safe staying home anymore. On August 28, 2005: My mom, grandmother, my two aunts, my cousins, my brother, and I started our journey to find a safe place to stay, leaving behind my dad and grandpa.
We drove for what felt like forever; Traffic was backed up for hours and it took us twice as long to get to a safe place than normal. We finally ended up in Arkansas and found a safe hotel. On August 29, 2005 the category 5 hurricane hit my hometown. I remember sitting on the hotel bed helplessly watching the news as the hurricane was taking place; all I could think about was if my dad and grandpa were ok. I was finally able to talk to my dad on the phone for a little while, and I can remember hearing the howling of the wind, and the claps of thunder and lightning in the background. I was terrified of what was going to happen; thinking back now I wish I would have never known. A couple of days passed and on August 31, 2005 we decided it was time to come home, and prepare ourselves for the damage done and the long road to
recovery. The drive home was so quiet, not one of us had much to say, especially when we got into Louisiana. There were trees down everywhere, most of them blocking the roads, the traffic was insane, and when you saw people in cars or standing on the side of the roads the traumatized look on their faces was enough to break your heart. The drive continued with trees down, power lines snapped in half, and buildings tore to pieces. I thought I had seen the worst, although little did I know the worst was yet to come. We finally made it into our hometown of Pine, Louisiana but it was different. I could hardly recognize the town, it had been completely sabotaged. The little gas station on the side of the road by the caution light no longer had any life that moved inside of it; the town was dead. We made it to my grandma’s house and I could barely see the grass in her yard it was covered with broken branches, leaves, and trees everywhere. Once again, I did not think things could get any worse, yet of course I was wrong. At the time we lived in a three-bedroom trailer on KC McKenzie Road, so we decided to go check on our home. We could not go up our driveway because of all the obstacles in the way so we had to park our car and walk up it. When we finally made it up, what felt like a mile long, driveway I soon wished somebody would pinch me and wake me up from this horrible nightmare. Our home of almost nine years was demolished. Two trees fell right on top of it, causing the roof to leak, we had mold on our walls from all the water, and most of our things were water damaged. My family and I were in a state of shock and heartbreak; at this point we had no clue what to do. We ended up staying with my grandma and grandpa for a while. By this time we were praying for a miracle, and in a way we actually got one. We got a call from the FEMA organization, which provided campers to people’s who’s homes got damaged by the storm to live in, telling us that we qualified to come stand in line to register for a camper. We stood in line for almost 2 hours and it seemed like there were a million people there. It made me really dispirited when I thought about all the people there that have lost their homes and even family members. Finally we were able to write down all of our information and they told us they would get us a camper as soon as possible. A couple days later and at last our camper arrived. The camper was not tremendous by any means moreover, it was enough for us. It had one bathroom that was literally big enough to fit one person in it, two bunk beds in the back, a kitchen/living room combined, and a full size bed at the other end for my parents. We stayed in the camper for about 3-4 weeks, it was quite the adventure; however, I was just happy we had a place to call “home” again. Hurricane Katrina definitely left her mark on my family. We were out of power for approximately three weeks and had to take baths in my grandma’s pool. We basically lived off of MRE’s, which at the time tasted like steak to me because we went so long without a cooked meal. I was thankful for any little thing given to me because we had already lost so much. I was out of school for about three weeks as well, and I never thought I would miss the school doors as much as I did. I would have given anything for everything to go back to normal, and to go back to school and see all my friends. After those three weeks of complete disaster and destruction passed by, things started getting back to normal; however it took a long time for us to actually feel normal again. My family and I moved into a small house in Stateline. The house was not big at all, yet it felt like a mansion compared to the camper and I was so thankful for it. In a way Hurricane Katrina was actually kind of good for me. It opened my eyes and made me realize how much we take for granted, and to be thankful for the things we have because one day they might be gone. Hurricane Katrina might have been gone, but she never really left Southeast Louisiana. Hurricane Katrina left behind heartache and despair. I do not think Louisiana will ever be the same as it was before Hurricane Katrina. I know I was young when it hit, still Hurricane Katrina affected me strongly and those are memories that are stuck with me forever and I will never be able to forget about them no matter how much I want to.
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