A Reporter's Life

Hurricane Katrina

I've been wanting to blog about Hurricane Katrina, and how I can't imagine such a changed New Orleans. I've wanted to link to some stories of triumph, and of reporters who keep working around the clock (and who ultimately help get the word out, so more people will give to the cause) even when flooded out of their newsrooms.

But the information is overwhelming, and I can't sum it up. What I do know is that I can't picture New Orleans under water. When I was there, it was a little more than a month after 9/11. Despite a recent national tragedy, the city was still full of life and spirit, and I still saw everything from alligators to the Mississippi River. A hurricane was a good drink, not a storm. Alligators were supposed to always be there, and the Superdome was a a solid mass outside my hotel. Boats were restricted to the swamps and the river.

All of that is changed now.

Posted by Layla at 10:47 PM, August 31, 2005