NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans native and award-winning actor Wendell Pierce was in town for a family vacation when he learned Hurricane Katrina was heading straight for the Crescent City.
Pierce managed to get his parents out of the city before the storm hit.
“One of the most frightening things was hearing, ‘This is an emergency broadcast system. This is not a test. This is not a test. The levees have broken in New Orleans,” Pierce said…