Katrina Stories - The Dead

Approximately 1,833 people died in Hurricane Katrina.  986 of those deaths happened in New Orleans.  Today we have two stories for you and these two will be enough.  Both of our interviewees, Melvin and Lance, had first-hand experience in dealing with people who died in the storm.  We want to give a fair warning to you that what you’re going to hear is heartbreaking and had a profound effect on the storytellers so you should proceed with caution and decide if you’re in the right state of mind to hear about these experiences. 

Katrina Stories is a documentary podcast built from first-person accounts recorded after Hurricane Katrina as part Mondo Bizarro's I-10 Witness Project. Each episode weaves together voices that reveal the human impact of the storm—stories of loss, resilience, anger and hope. The series preserves these testimonies as living history, offering listeners an intimate connection to the people and places forever changed by the disaster.  

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Our theme music was composed by Peter Bowling.