Thursday, September 7, 2017

New Orleans

Larry Clayton to Paul Larsen
2005

Great to hear from you, dear friends.  We're in D.C. right now, visiting Rob and Family.  Re Ellie's family:
  Her brother, Hugh lives there with his family.  His wife and two daughters left N.O. before the Hurricane for North LA.  Hugh stayed.  The daughters both had homes in Metarie, in Jefferson Parish (no flooding there). 
 
Hugh stayed in Lakeview, and the house was flooded to the roof.  He managed to get a boat ride to dry land and then walked to his daughter's home; her husband was still there.  Yesterday the two men went up to where the rest of the family was.
 
His home is probably totalled, but the two homes in Metarie may be okay.  We're getting rid of our tenant in Clemson, and Ellie would like for them to live there as long as they want to.  I'll be surprised if Hugh doesn't go back to the NO area in order to help.
 
It's awful, still impossible to fully grasp.  N.O. will be no more, at least like it was.  We find many pleasant memories submerged like the houses.  But who knows? some of the best of it may remain, like the area around Tulane where I was born.  PTL.
 
At the Friends Meeting in Gainesville Sunday a member spoke about N.O. and suggested we hold the poor in the light.  They're certainly the ones who are suffering.
 
We hope and pray that you do visit us in December.
 
Love to you and yours.
 
Ellie and Larry

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