As Hurricane Francine bore down on Louisiana’s coastline, it triggered a mixed bag of memories, emotions, fears and prayers among those who lived through the life-altering storms of the past 20 years.
As Hurricane Francine closed in on the Louisiana coast on Wednesday afternoon, northshore officials in St. Tammany Parish urged residents to hunker down and ride out the storm.
In Louisiana, especially New Orleans, disaster reminds us that we are neighbors, not strangers.
On a hilltop a few miles east of Leesville in Vernon Parish stands a church. It’s a small red-brick building, with an adjoining Sunday school wing and an asphalt parking lot.