It was a familiar scene for many in New Orleans East, part of the city’s Ninth Ward. “As helicopters hovered overhead and emergency response vehicles streamed into neighborhoods, it reminded them of Katrina,” reported Tegan Wendland of member station WWNO in New Orleans. “The area was hit hard by that storm, and now many…
‘I thought I’d just died and came back to life’: Tornado rocks New Orleans East residents
As the tornado bore down on the motel where he stays off Chef Menteur Highway near Wilson Road in New Orleans East, Malcolm Ballard said it rushed through “like a powerful force,” stripping roofs off motel rooms and slinging a trailer across the parking lot. Terrifying in its strength, Ballard said he saw the massive…