Summary: Joan Moise [JM] was born in Louisiana, but her family is from Lower Louisiana, Little Caillou. Her family was named after her great grandfather. Her family sprouted through the southern part of Louisiana, her roots grows deeply throughout those areas. She grew up in Houma, Louisiana [HL]. Houma was originally a fishing community, and then sprouted to an agricultural community, and currently a heavy producer for oil and gas. Houma is also a large seafood producing area for the United States. [JM] has changed a lot since she was a child. Before the hurricane, [JM] was caring for a loved one in Intensive Care Unit when she heard the news of hurricane Katrina. Due to the fact that she was unable to evacuate, she battened down the hatches and rode the storm out. She took necessary precautions for the oncoming storm, such as supplies, boarding windows, and securing ground zero. [JM] experienced many strong winds, but fortunately no major damages were deposited onto her home. The day after the storm she noticed major debris in the neighborhood area. Electricity was lost for a couple days, but Katrina did not cause as much terror as the following hurricane, Rita. Hurricane Rita was a scare for [JM] and family. If Rita would have pushed just a little more and the levees would have broken, her home would be under ten feet of water. [JM] has seen many local areas that were damaged due to both hurricanes. She knew many people that their work and income was damaged severely. The lack of pumps and electricity was the struggles for many of her fellow neighbors down the bayou. Many were prisoners in their own home due to the water. [JM] has strong emotional attachments to the New Orleans area, and since the storms she has decided to move to Houston. [JM] gives her opinion in the area of Houston that she lives in vs. the Louisiana area. Although she enjoys the Houston area, nothing will ever compare to the comforts of living ion Louisiana. [JM] currently has family living in [HL]. Her mother, brother, and daughter live in the [HL] area. Some of the traditions that are not celebrated in TX , that are celebrated in LA are a signature Mardi Gras, the delicious taste of Creole seafood, Christmas is celebrated with a with sugar cane celebrations, etc. [JM] is a retired teacher and has been working in the Louisiana school system for thirty-two years. She began her profession in New Orleans, Louisiana. She experienced hurricane Betsy while living in New Orleans, working as a teacher. Moving from place to place, she finally settled in [HL] Growing up two blocks from Main St. in Houma, [JM] reminisces on some of her memories as a young adult. When [JM] was a young child, her family was very active in the Mardi grass traditions, courts, taboos, and formal events. She has been a maid many times; her brother a duke, her father rode in the parades. Her mother would do the choreography for the dances for the balls and events. Returning to [HL] is a very good chance for [JM]. {JM] has many concerns and fears for this upcoming hurricane season and if [HL] ever gets a direct hit, the levees will break and [HL] will be completely under water. Her concluding opinion is concerns about all the promises made to Louisiana not kept from the government. She explains how the government will help others before helping its own. If it would not be for individual groups and organizations, Louisiana most likely would not have survived. For many years, our coastal wetland is eroding and is being ignored. The wetlands supply a major source of seafood. [JM] concludes her interview with some emotional views about her southern coastal wetlands.