Katrina anniversary

This picture was taken two houses down from mine at the intersection of Cousins Boulevard and West Ridgelane Drive. The water to the left is the street the water to the right is a huge canal about 18 feet across and 15 feet deep. There were still feeder bands from Katrina coming through but the worst of the storm was over for us. Not for the people in St. Bernard and near the 17th Street Canal. While we were relieved it was over for us, the water was just starting to rise elsewhere.

Believe it or not this xylophone was savable. The bars were sent away to be cleaned and re-tunes, the baffles were cleaned and the body was refinished.

Cheri Pons, my husband Lee and a couple of other friends of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra climbed down into the bowels of the Orpheum Theatre, the basement, to see if any of the instruments were savable after flood waters covered them for a month.

When it was all over with. Our house is on the right. Our six foot privacy fence was down everywhere except for the gate.

It's hard to believe it has been five years. For those of us that lived through Katrina it is always ever-present in our hearts and minds. Throughout the day I will share some of our pictures with you.