New orleans

Connie McLeod’s life was already in the middle of a storm when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and sent thousands to her town of Baton Rouge. Here she recounts those days – the good and the bad. Read more from Connie on her blog. Before and after Katrina is how we mark time down here …

Before and after Katrina is how we mark time down here in Louisiana. We just passed the 8-year anniversary of that milestone hurricane. The lives we knew were washed away when the levees broke. For my high school friend, Karen and I, it marked the washing away of our long-term marriages. My husband moved out the week …