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OKIsItJustMe

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3. I guess that may depend on which part of the city you're in

Reply to rampartd (Reply #1)

Mon May 4, 2026, 01:09 PM

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I was at the World Exposition in 1984. (It wasn’t my only visit.) The motto was “World of Rivers” and a local exhibit drove home to me how the elevation of various parts of the city compared to “sea level.” When Katrina hit I flashed back to the maps I had seen twenty years earlier…

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i am almost 74 years old. rampartd Monday #1

I guess that may depend on which part of the city you're in OKIsItJustMe Monday #3

my own house was just above the water line after katrina rampartd Monday #7

My godson volunteered to help with the Katrina cleanup OKIsItJustMe Monday #10

thank him please. rampartd Monday #11

There is an office of LA department of fish and wildlife that has 2 aerial photos LT Barclay Monday #5

I'm so glad I got to spend some time there over the years. mountain grammy Monday #12

I'm sure Governor Landry will take the proper actions to protect the citizens of Louisiana.. Permanut Monday #2

landry is too busy meddling in lsu athletics rampartd Monday #8

Send this to the idiot in charge of EPA (Lee Zeldin). waterwatcher123 Monday #4

As much as I would like to blame him and his boss' policies, this has been a long time coming. OKIsItJustMe Monday #9

Totally agree! In fact I recommend that they be moved out of state so they can't vote in Louisiana in2herbs Monday #6