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small WORLD interview with Jessica, Hurricane Katrina

Interview with Jessica about her experiences fleeing Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane KatrinaInterview with Jessica about her experiences fleeing Hurricane Katrina. We discuss evacuating for Hurricane Ivan last year; why no one leaves during hurricanes; evacuating for Hurricane Katrina; what she took with her and what she had to leave behind; what her friends took with them; going to a chicken farm in Tyler, Mississippi; running out of gas in Jackson, Mississippi and the stranger who helped her; family she’s never met before; how the hurricane clarified what’s really important; caravaning to Dallas, Texas; the protective nature of southern men; sleeping on her first bed in Santa Fe, New Mexico since leaving New Orleans; the Red Cross in Las Vegas, Nevada; how people reacted when they found that she was from New Orleans; Molly’s Irish Pub & Restaurant and its tradition when other bars close; when she plans to go back home; mold, water damamge and water contamination; grieving for a city; how New Orleans might change for the better; corruption in New Orleans and Doonesbury comic strip commentary; possible suspension of minimum wage; what she has learned from this experience; come back to New Orleans.

Featured song is “Video Game Junkie” by Joshua Brookhoff on ROA Records.

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