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let me tell you a little bit about the

let me tell you a little bit about the city in the lowlands right out the

city in the lowlands right out the

city in the lowlands right out the Katrina I kept here and everybody say

Katrina I kept here and everybody say

Katrina I kept here and everybody say why should we pay attacked dollar to

why should we pay attacked dollar to

why should we pay attacked dollar to bring the wallets back date below see I

bring the wallets back date below see I

bring the wallets back date below see I am a tour guide

am a tour guide

am a tour guide I do Katrina I never was an emotional

I do Katrina I never was an emotional

I do Katrina I never was an emotional person until Katrina I was semi

person until Katrina I was semi

person until Katrina I was semi reluctant because I would have to live

reluctant because I would have to live

reluctant because I would have to live through Katrina once again but it turned

through Katrina once again but it turned

through Katrina once again but it turned out to be pretty good therapy actually

out to be pretty good therapy actually

out to be pretty good therapy actually to give you an example the house that I

to give you an example the house that I

to give you an example the house that I live in today over a hundred years old

live in today over a hundred years old

live in today over a hundred years old has never flood if any storm until

has never flood if any storm until

has never flood if any storm until Hurricane Katrina for Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina for Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina for Hurricane Katrina I had seven and a half feet of water

I had seven and a half feet of water

I had seven and a half feet of water some points it gets emotional and I’ve

some points it gets emotional and I’ve

some points it gets emotional and I’ve been doing it about three years and

been doing it about three years and

been doing it about three years and probably each and every tour there’s you

probably each and every tour there’s you

probably each and every tour there’s you know it evokes some type of emotion in

know it evokes some type of emotion in

know it evokes some type of emotion in me I do try to educate them as far as

me I do try to educate them as far as

me I do try to educate them as far as what happened and why it happened is

what happened and why it happened is

what happened and why it happened is that I also try to let them know what we

that I also try to let them know what we

that I also try to let them know what we have to do in the future for our

have to do in the future for our

have to do in the future for our survival I think a lot of people that

survival I think a lot of people that

survival I think a lot of people that haven’t been here may still think that

haven’t been here may still think that

haven’t been here may still think that we’re a swamp too close to the water I

we’re a swamp too close to the water I

we’re a swamp too close to the water I mean we shouldn’t be here with the low

mean we shouldn’t be here with the low

mean we shouldn’t be here with the low sea level and they don’t realize the

sea level and they don’t realize the

sea level and they don’t realize the economic impact that we have on the rest

economic impact that we have on the rest

economic impact that we have on the rest of this country and they don’t realize

of this country and they don’t realize

of this country and they don’t realize that the survival of New Orleans will

that the survival of New Orleans will

that the survival of New Orleans will affect pretty much everybody in this

affect pretty much everybody in this

affect pretty much everybody in this country wall that’s what a helicopters

country wall that’s what a helicopters

country wall that’s what a helicopters were trying to drop to six thousand

were trying to drop to six thousand

were trying to drop to six thousand pound sandbags sealing everything up

pound sandbags sealing everything up

pound sandbags sealing everything up this whole area off to the right was

this whole area off to the right was

this whole area off to the right was totally washed away the house they go to

totally washed away the house they go to

totally washed away the house they go to enough locations they see the breaks

enough locations they see the breaks

enough locations they see the breaks that we had in the flood walls they see

that we had in the flood walls they see

that we had in the flood walls they see the pumping system that we use I kind of

the pumping system that we use I kind of

the pumping system that we use I kind of show them some of the destruction I

show them some of the destruction I

show them some of the destruction I explained to him about the destruction

explained to him about the destruction

explained to him about the destruction but what I’m really showing is I guess

but what I’m really showing is I guess

but what I’m really showing is I guess how we’re recovering from it

how we’re recovering from it

how we’re recovering from it a Turkish position is we should educate

a Turkish position is we should educate

a Turkish position is we should educate engage and entertain you even before

engage and entertain you even before

engage and entertain you even before educate or before being a tour guide I

educate or before being a tour guide I

educate or before being a tour guide I like the idea of being an ambassador to

like the idea of being an ambassador to

like the idea of being an ambassador to the city in the wallets if you haven’t

the city in the wallets if you haven’t

the city in the wallets if you haven’t felt it yet I kind of love the city and

felt it yet I kind of love the city and

felt it yet I kind of love the city and I’m trying to say getting a good point

I’m trying to say getting a good point

I’m trying to say getting a good point to the city I look at it as educational

to the city I look at it as educational

to the city I look at it as educational I’ll look at it as something great for

I’ll look at it as something great for

I’ll look at it as something great for the city of the Wallens because 80% of

the city of the Wallens because 80% of

the city of the Wallens because 80% of the city was under water and we making

the city was under water and we making

the city was under water and we making it right over there and I’m proud of the

it right over there and I’m proud of the

it right over there and I’m proud of the city people from New Orleans is like

city people from New Orleans is like

city people from New Orleans is like ants if you have an ant pile in your

ants if you have an ant pile in your

ants if you have an ant pile in your yard and it’s really big

yard and it’s really big

yard and it’s really big and you knock it down two days later

and you knock it down two days later

and you knock it down two days later that name files back again that’s not

that name files back again that’s not

that name files back again that’s not New Orleans is for coming back

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