Before & After

It's always hard for me to imagine what it looked like here when the levees broke. You hear first-hand accounts and stories but you never really get a good picture until you see it yourself.

Today we had a visit from a neighbor who previously owned the house we're working on. He brought over several pictures of the house right after the storm. You'll see below what our house looked like (the one on the far right). I tried to replicate the angle of the picture as best I could today by taking the same picture almost 4 years later. (Notice the trees are gone in the newest photo)




The homeowner who owned the pictures now lives in the house in the middle of the photo. When the floods came, he had to make his way to the roof and wait there until help came. In order to get up there, he had to ax his way up through the roof. This was what many of the families had to do apparently, and according to our neighbor, fortunately it is recommended that families keep axes in their attics in case of an emergency.

More to come..