It was striking to talk to someone who was so true and bold. The hurricane ripped away everything he had.

Not only is the city at risk, but the culture is at risk. This might be the last generation to see how New Orleans was.

We’d been planning this for months and the entire project almost went down the drain. We weren’t going to let that happen.

I was shocked. It’s one thing to see Katrina on the news. It’s another to see her effect in person.