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xi Preface ERNEST J. GAINES “Where Have You Gone, New Orleans?” xv Introduction BARRY JEAN ANCELET, MARCIA GAUDET, AND CARL LINDAHL “Second Line Rescue: Improvised Responses to Katrina and Rita” PART ONE Vernacular Responders: In the Eye of the Storms and Afterward 3 BARRY JEAN ANCELET “Storm Stories: The Social and Cultural Implications of Katrina and Rita” 30 ROBERT LEBLANC “My Hurricane Story: The Positive Stories Must Get Out” Contents viii Contents 34 FRANÇOIS ANCELET “Dear Lynda: Man Helping Man” 37 GLEN MIGUEZ AND BARRY JEAN ANCELET “An Interview with Glen Miguez” 44 MIKE DAVIS AND ANTHONY FONTENOT “Hurricane Gumbo” 53 JOCELYN H. DONLON AND JON G. DONLON “Government Gives Tradition the Go-Ahead: The Atchafalaya Welcome Center’s Role in Hurricane Katrina Recovery” 62 MARCIA GAUDET “‘Don’t Get Stuck on Stupid’: General Honoré as Culture Hero” 73 Photos by Dave Spizale, Barry Jean Ancelet, Mary Perrin, Sharon Suire, and Courtesy of Rebecca Broussard “Images from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: A Photo Essay” PART TWO Vernacular Self-Rescue: “Victims” Save One Another and Themselves 91 CARL LINDAHL “Transforming Endurance” 107 CARL LINDAHL “Survivor to Survivor: Two Duets” 110 SHARI L. SMOTHERS “A New Orleans Life: Sharing Marie Barney’s Story” 127 NICOLE EUGENE “Bridges of Katrina: Three Survivors, One Interview” 153 JOSEF BROWN [3.85.211.2] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 10:17 GMT) Contents ix 164 CHANTELL JONES 177 ANGELA TRAHAN 190 SIDNEY HARRIS 205 VINCENT TROTTER 218 GLENDA JONES STEVENSON HARRIS 235 CHARLES A. DARENSBOURG 248 Epilogue CARL LINDAHL “A Street Named Desire” 261 Acknowledgments 263 Notes on the Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston Interviews 267 References 271 Notes on Contributors 273 Index This page intentionally left blank ...