Yes, we are resilient, but not because of city officials, because we are the ones who really love and care about New Orleans. She is my mother, my sister, my aunt, my grandmother and my friend. And you don’t just give up fighting for her. You don’t just allow for her to be sold off, piece by piece.
She’s given us more than they are giving back to her and they owe her. We ALL owe her more respect than she’s been shown these past 10 years. So, yes, there will be a celebration, but the real celebration will come from those whose hearts beat, along with hers, as one.
(Photo: Simon and Schuster)
New Orleans resident, author/activist Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, featured in Spike Lee’s documentary When The Levees Broke, is one of the most memorable survivors of Hurricane Katrina. She played Desiree on for three seasons on the HBO series Tremé. Her book, Not Just the Levees Broke: My Life Before And After Hurricane Katrina was published in 2008.
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