Omar Marquez
Military (Ventura, California) Evacuated What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? “The hardest thing was the aftermath. It was hard to find supplies.” What do you think is the biggest loss from Ida? “My biggest loss honestly wasn’t much, but some of the other people at my unit were […]
Shaina Curry
Thibodaux, Louisiana Evacuated to Austin, Texas What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? “The hardest thing was how scared we were and how much my family were impacted by it.” What do you think is the biggest loss from Ida? “Our biggest loss was the amount of money that […]
Paige Naquin
Thibodaux, Louisiana Evacuated What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? “The hardest thing was being away from family and friends.” What do you think is the biggest loss from Ida? “I had no biggest loss luckily”. Listen
Kirsten Hornback
Galliano, Louisiana Stayed What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? “The hardest thing was that there was no calm. There was constantly stuff flying around and it was constantly raining.” What do you think is the biggest loss from Ida? “Our biggest loss was that both of my parents […]
James Arceneaux
Houma, Louisiana Evacuated to Lafayette, Louisiana What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? “The hardest part for me was reading news reports and not knowing if our home was fine.” What do you think is the biggest loss from Ida? “Me and my family actually came out of the […]
Aquindis Keyes
Labadieville, Louisiana Evacuated to Houston, Texas What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? “Evacuating wasn’t so bad, but the hardest part during Ida was my grandparents staying behind. I didn’t know if they were okay.” What do you think is the biggest loss from Ida? “My family and I […]
Amber Peltier
Thibodaux, Louisiana Evacuated What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? “The hardest thing was not knowing what would happen to my place and the people around me.” What do you think is the biggest loss from Ida? “We ended up losing our entire apartment and we had to live […]
Kristil Cloud
Houma, Louisiana Evacuated to Monroe, Louisiana What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? The hardest part is actually the guilt, or wishing I could fix things for everyone. Obviously I can’t and now that I’m 1000 miles away, I don’t even know what the situation is like down there, […]
Jared Bourg
Bourg, Louisiana Stayed What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? The lack of utilities was a lot more difficult than I thought it would be, but I think that coming to terms with the fact that my childhood home where I grew up for the past 20 years is […]
Divine Martin
Houma, Louisiana Evacuated to Monroe, Louisiana What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? The hardest part is seeing your community devastated past recognition and wondering how long it will be until everything is “normal” again. What do you think is the biggest loss from Ida? The biggest loss, I […]