These Pics Show The Devastation Of Hurricane Katrina Mississippi

Katrina20: Deep dive into the track, intensity, surge and impacts in South Mississippi

“I saw a city that I called home for 20 years while I worked in the hotel restaurant industry become chaos. I was compelled to do something to help.” When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Mercy Chefs Founder & CEO Chef Gary LeBlanc felt called to help the city he’d called home for over decades. He volunteered by using his best skill set: cooking for people. But he was quickly disturbed by how people in disasters were fed. There was no passion and no regard for sanitation standards. “I

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