Traumatized by Katrina as a 12-year-old, he found safety in Lafayette

Adam Davis was only 12 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. He had never had to evacuate the city because of a storm.

His grandparents told him they were going away for a while but never explained why. So he packed his Nintendo Game Boy, helped board up windows and headed to a hotel 10 minutes away with his extended family.

That’s when the chaos began…

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