Yep, at the time I was a consultant working at the City of N. O. Katrina hit about 3 weeks after I started my contract. End up working on that contract for 11 years. Just recently went back there on a new contract.
Driving thru N’awlins after the storm...
to clarify 3-4 months after the storm.
Through a city with no electricity, no occupied houses, no other cars on the street, no places to stop for gas, food, etc.
That was truly amazing.
I was part of the effort to restore Ben Franklin high school - the number one public high school in the State of Louisiana, and the only 5 star public high school by a wide mark.
A was an officer in the schools PTA - the membership person.
When we the school board voted to turn the school into a type 3 charter - meeting was at city hall - 1/2 the audience was our students - and they all stood to support our being restarted.
Sigh. That was an amazing day.
About 800 kids in the school, about 200 per grade. Typically 35-40 of them were National SemiFinalists every year. EVERY year.
Simply an amazing school.