A BIG THANK YOU FROM JAKE GROBY AND FAMILY - OFF TOPIC, PLEASE READ.
Just wanted to say THANKS to all of those members who have said kind words and sent “care” packages to our family. Today is the 1 year anniversary of Katrina, although the City of New Orleans is doing all sorts of stuff for it. The Parish of St. Bernard ,my old home, and currently where I still work, which was hits the hardest did not make it into the national spotlight that much. (Sorta O.K. with me) Let me give a few short facts incase someone might ask you about us. The link to the video was shot from the boat we used to rescue folks off roofs and outta homes. Reporter Heath Allen lives just a few blocks from me and we tok him with us as we pulled folks out.
Pre Katrina –
65,450 Est. Pop.
26,765 single family homes (EVERY ONE Flooded)
140 multiple apt. units
11,000,000 Gallons Water Treated
9 Million Gallons of Sewerage treated1
18 Schools
1 Hospital
54 Doctors offices
1 movie Theater
1 Super Wal-Mart
1 Big K (Kmart)
3 Burger Kings
3 McDonalds
NO MILLION GALLON OIL SPILL
Post Katrina –
9,950 Est. Pop.
2500 single family homes (restored to date and livable)
0 multiple apt. units Livable
6,000,000Gallons Water Treated
½ million Gallons of Sewerage treated
2 Schools
0 Hospital
0 Doctors offices
0 Movie Theater
0 Super Wal-Mart
0 Big K (Kmart)
0 Burger Kings
0 McDonalds
1 MILLION GALLON OIL SPILL Covering 2570 homes
http://www.epa.gov/katrina/testresults/murphy/index.html
It a hell of a difference! Here is a link to see some great video of the Hurricane.
http://www.wdsu.com/slideshows/index.html Click on St. Bernard.
All in All It’s been a great years because of you folks, Many Thnaks