Babette's Corner: Revisiting New Orleans 4 years after Katrina

(Hi, I'm Babette.  I'm Kate's sidekick. Every once in a while I get to share my voice and my stories of living a charitable life.  I hope you enjoy!  For more about me, check this out...Five Questions with Babette.)

I can’t believe that it has been four years to the day that Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, a city that I hold very close to me. I have always enjoyed visiting the city not only for the spirit and culture that it possesses, but because my father, grandparents and many other family members have lived there for decades. Since I was a kid I have been going to this wonderful city and embracing everything it had to offer from the classic New Orleans snowballs, to the beignets at Café Du Monde and as you can tell I just love the food! After Katrina hit, the city lost a little of it’s spirit and so did many of the people, including my Dad’s family who lost everything after the St. Bernard Parish was devastated.
It has been fours since the storm rolled through on August 29, 2005 and luckily for my father’s family they were able to pick up the pieces and move on with their lives, but many were not so lucky.  Thousands of people lost their homes, possessions, jobs and loved ones in this devastating disaster and for some it seemed that life would never return to what it once was.

Fortunately, natural disasters also bring out the best in human nature and through the goodness of others, many people were able to get their lives back on track. After the storm hit thousands of volunteers rushed to New Orleans to help in the clean up effort and bring back the spirit it once possessed.

The reconstruction of New Orleans also inspired many celebrities to contribute and one celebrity that has put a lot of effort on rebuilding the community of New Orleans is Brad Pitt.  He made a foundation Make It Right, where he is building homes in the 9th ward one of the worst hit areas. With his caring heart and generosity, its no wonder he is such a fan favorite.
Thanks to the hard work of countless volunteers the city of New Orleans is well on it’s way to returning to the thriving city it once was four years ago.

For more information on Brad Pitt's Foundation please visit: http://www.makeitrightnola.org/

For then and now pictures of New Orleans after the storm and four years later please visit:http://www.nola.com/katrina/graphics/wide.ssf?/katrina/graphics/then_and_now.swf

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