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Originally Posted by iamnotafraid
This isn't directed at you Louie, but down South we get a little tired of only hearing
about New Orleans. If I didn't live down here I'd think that New Orleans was the only
place hit by the hurricane. Mississippi and South Alabama were hurt too. Pull up
Biloxi Mississippi on Google Maps and you can still see the devastation.
I can still see the destruction of the previous hurricane by just looking out my
window. Our farm had serious damage and we are still recovering from that storm.
Thank the Lord our homes were spared.
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Last time I was in Louisiana I went all over the Southern part of the state visiting DeLorean owners... from Schriever to Mandeville. The reason I think so many people focus on New Orleans is the devastation is so immediately visible because it's a densely populated urban area. You can tell when homes and giant sections of the city are missing or heavily damaged. In the rural areas, it's just harder to pick out the damage, because it's not as apparent what used to be there.
I do feel your frustration though, 2 years ago a tropical storm hit North Carolina and my home and all my neighbors homes filled with 4 feet of water. All of us lost our cars and most of our possessions. We got lost in the mix, too. Most of our neighbors were uninsured, FEMA told us they'd buy out our properties... they never did, etc.