Dex Duet

Golden Meadow, Louisiana Evacuated to Welsh, Louisiana What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? I think the biggest loss is not just physical homes but the feeling of safety and security. We face a lot during our day to day and a huge part of the relief of that […]

Mikaela Chiasson-Knight

Houma, Louisiana Evacuated to Austin, Texas, with 4 pets. “It was a mess.” What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? I think the hardest part for me was just seeing my hometown in complete chaos and wreckage…  I’ll never forget driving back from Texas and seeing all of the […]

Keyja Washington

Thibodaux, Louisiana Stayed with Family What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? During the storm, I wasn’t sure if we were going to die. We heard the whistling of the wind, our windows were uncovered, and there were constant reports of damages. My younger siblings kept asking if we […]

Jonathan Ricks

Hester, Louisiana Stayed What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? We must have moved around five times while waiting for power to come back. Dad is on the older side and needs to do dialysis. He has a machine that lets him do that at home, but it needs […]

Troy Dupont

New Orleans, Louisiana Stayed with Grandmother What do you think is the biggest loss from Ida? In my opinion the biggest loss from Ida was the down the bayou communities that were impacted the most. Not only did some of my friends lose their homes, but their stories were also uncovered by the national media. […]

Emily Avet

Chauvin, Louisiana Evacuated to Houma, Louisiana What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? The hardest part after Ida is not being able to go home; not being able to stay in my own home. What do you think is the biggest loss from Ida? The biggest loss is everyone […]

Austin Avet

Houma, Louisiana Stayed What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? There we so many homes that could’ve been saved if insurance companies would’ve worked more quickly and I think it correlates with the lack of media coverage for how slow everything is moving to help these people What do […]

Alan Knight

Houma, Louisiana Evacuated to Toledo Bend, Louisiana What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? Our people who will not rebuild or return. What do you think is the biggest loss from Ida? I think we will have lost many old but dangerous trees. As a result of an increased […]

Jenna Beber

Reserve, Louisiana Evacuated to Morton, Mississippi What has been the hardest part for you living through and after Ida? The hardest part for me was knowing my friends and family were back home and there was nothing I could do to help them until the storm was over and the roads opened back up. The […]