Listen Top Shows Blog. Claim Ownership. When the storm hit, Dr. Rouse and his family evacuated to Houston. Rouse hitched a ride back into the city with a reporter and set up a makeshift clinic inside a Sheraton hotel lobby to provide medical care to first responders. Click here to read a text version of this story on The Atlantic's site. Rush Jagoe A refrigerated truck storing bodies of decedents sits on the street alongside the coroner's office.
Katie Bishop. Ten years ago when Katrina hit, Dr. There was no power, and it seemed like no one was coming to rescue them. Before they were finally evacuated, Kierstaβwho was part of the last group of people to leaveβhelped clean up the space for when her staff returned. Kiersta's home was heavily damaged during the storm, and rebuilding took years. But she stayed, and is now raising two kids in the city with her husband.
Kiersta Kurtz-Burke in front of Charity Hospital, which has stood abandoned for ten years. The signature call comes very loud. And proud. She tells me she "had to do what every other gay kid had to do: fight for their life, and fight to be strong and stand up and let people know that you are not no joke in who you were. After finally mustering the courage to start performing again, Freedia also moved into a new place, to get a fresh start.
Hurricane Katrina hit about a week later. She and her family were together at her duplex during the storm, where the water rose to the second floor. They cut a hole in the roof to signal for help. Days after being evacuated, Freedia made her way to Houston, where she lived for two years. In Houston, Freedia met her current boyfriend, Devon.
Freedia eventually returned to New Orleans, where her career continues to expand. Big Freedia in New Orleans, holding her high school graduation photo. Emily Botein Sitting on the porch swing with Big Freedia. I wanted her life. I wanted to be a stay at home mom. After the storm, she found herself unemployed. I did nothing," she recalls. Jobs were scarce. Armed with her skills in marketing, Simone started Demo Diva, a demolition company geared towards women. A decade after Hurricane Katrina, Terri Coleman is teaching a summer class to incoming students at Dillard Universityβa historically black college in New Orleans.
