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Dorand, Charlotte, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AB-SR06
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents

Summary: Charlotte Dorand [CD] is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans, Louisiana [NOLA]. Ms. Dorand is NOLA native. She is a divorced mother of two grown children. Although one child lives in Louisiana, neither child lives in New Orleans. MS. Dorand is a self-employed professional. Charlotte’s story is one of desperation and rescue, of trips back to NOLA, of relocation in Houston, and a fear that NOLA will never be the same.

Sardie, Jacqueline, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AB-SR07
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents

Summary: Jackie Sardie [JS] is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans, Louisiana [NOLA]. Ms. Sardie is NOLA native. She is a widowed mother of two grown children. Although one child lives in Louisiana, neither child lives in New Orleans. Ms. Sardie is a self-employed professional. Jackie’s story is one of desperation and rescue, of trips back to NOLA, of relocation in Houston, and a fear that NOLA will never be the same.

Saloy, Louis Jr., 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AB-SR08
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents

Summary: Louis Saloy, Jr. [LS] is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans, Louisiana [NOLA]. Mr. Saloy is NOLA native. His wife and all his children that lived in NOLA evacuated for Katrina. Mr. Saloy is retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Due to problems with FEMA and no places to stay in NOLA, he finds the chances of rebuilding his home to be slim. Now in his seventies, he fears NOLA will never be the same in his lifetime.

Williams, Joseph, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AB-SR09
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents

Summary: Joseph Williams [JW] is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans, Louisiana [NOLA]. Mr. Williams is NOLA native. He is a married father of three children.

Williams, Joycelyn, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AB-SR10
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents

Summary: Joycelyn Williams [JW] is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans, Louisiana [NOLA]. Ms. Williams is NOLA native. She is a married mother of three children.

Ester, Chantella, 2007

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-ACR-SR06
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2007
Scope and Contents Summary: Chantella Ester [CE], age 22, is a Katrina survivor from the Seventh Ward of New Orleans, LA. She was born in New Orleans and lived in many parts of New Orleans. CE was staying in the Seventh Ward at the time of the storm. Her house experienced minor damage, but the grocery store around the corner was submerged in water. Going through the storm was one of the scariest times of her life. She witnessed unnecessary looting, dead bodies and violence, but she also had to loot for...

Magee, Tiffany, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AD-SR01
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents Summary: Tiffany Magee is a Katrina survivor, daughter of Pamela Magee, from New Orleans, Louisiana [NOLA]. Her interview begins with her giving her address and slightly describing her neighborhood. She briefly relays a couple statements of what they had to experience the few days after the storm and the struggles of salvation. TM reports many descriptions of the journey her family and her had to go through. TM speaks about how she arrived to the shelter in Shreveport and then the...

Magee, Pamela, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AD-SR02
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents Summary: Pamela Magee [PM] is a Katrina survivor from New Orleans, Louisiana [NOLA]. Her interview begins with a laugh, she leads into telling about how she heard about the storm. She then tells about the many conversations she had with different people while becoming aware of the storm. She speaks about the storm and her evacuation routes during and after the storm: including her struggle strides to get to the UNO Lakefront Arena and her efforts to get her family out of NOLA and to the city...

Renthrope, Ronald, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AD-SR03
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents Summary: Ronald Renthrope is a Katrina Survivor from New Orleans, Louisiana [ NOLA]. After a few minutes describing his community, Ronald began to talk about how many different views and thoughts about the decisions about evacuating or staying for the hurricane. Ronald speaks about his survival techniques and plans on how he prepared. RR tells how he saw the water rises at his neighbors house and how he rescued his neighbor. RR speaks about directing his neighbors out of danger from the...

Arnold, Jason, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AD-SR04
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents Summary: Jason Arnold is a Katrina evacuee from Houma, Louisiana. His interview begins with some details of his birth place, his mother’s address in Houma, and a brief description of the neighborhood. Jason explains some memories about when , where, and how he heard about the hurricane. JA and family evacuated after the hurricane to TX. He then explains evacuation routes and dilemmas along the way. JA reveals some of the stress he endured during the trip to Houston and some of the problems...

Reed, Ashley, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AD-SR05
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents Summary: Ashley Reed was born in Beaumont, TX. She lived there for six years. Living in a home with seven others, Ashley was settled. AR lived in a quiet community. AR is eighteen years of age. AR rode with her friends to Houston, TX to evacuate from Hurricane Rita. AR stayed in Spring, TX. Returning to her home, AR realizes her town was a ghost town. The damage was severe; a tree was placed inside her home. Her family lost everything, her clothes, her bed, her home. Depression has taken...

Daigos, Laura, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AD-SR06
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents Summary: Laura Daigos was born in Grand Isle, Louisiana. Her family has lived in [GI] twelve years. LD’s family built the home in which she lived. LD lived in a camp. She has returned to the community by helicopter since the hurricane. Preparing for the storm, a group of five and a half family members and friends departed to Shreveport, Louisiana. LD has lived on both sides of the island. Being a local, LD was very familiar with the community and its residents. LD liked knowing most of the...

Kinsbrew, Vernon Lee Jr., 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AD-SR08
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents Summary: Vernon Lee Kina brew [VLK] was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana [BL]. He lived in the area in and around his home town off and on for twenty-four years. When hearing about the hurricane Katrina, he was attending a wedding invitation in Destin, Florida. He then vacated Florida and returned home to be with his family in [BL]. He was separated from his mother, due to the fact that she had to work at the retired home in Covington, Louisiana. He stayed with his father, sister, and...

Moise, Joan, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AD-SR09
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents 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...

Washington, Angie, 2006

 File — Reading Room Computer: 1, File: SKR-AD-SR10
Found in: University of Houston Libraries Special Collections / 2019-021, Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Project Records / Project Interviews
Dates: 2006
Scope and Contents Summary: Angie Washington was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. [NOLA]. During the storm the storm, AW was at home watching the news. Her place of residence before the storm in [NOLA] 4108 Rain Dr. New Orleans, Louisiana 70122. She lived at that residence five years and in the city for forty-seven years total. AW did not prepare for hurricane Katrina. AW and family of fourteen or so evacuated to Houston TX. Traveling in a caravan of six cars. Deciding only to be away from her home for a few...