Well my entire family was relocated after Katrina. I was just out of college and started a new job in Baton Rouge. The good news is that everyone has moved on and no one was lost during the storm because they were smart enought to leave. Everyone has settled with a new house and relocated with the same job or has settled with a new one. No one has moved back to St. Bernard parish. While bussinesses are back, there are still some problems with crime in areas where there wasn't any before, unsettled areas that still look as though the storm had happened a month ago and also problems with cleanliness of the water. We miss the times while everyone in the family lived within 10 miles of each other, but we still get together several times a year.
As far as stories. Initially you would hear of stories both good and bad of things that have happened. For instance my uncle's neighbor stayed with his dog. He had to fight off an alligator in his house. He feels his dog saved his life by jumping in the rising waters once he had to relocate to the attic. Initially it seemed like a feel good story, but you realize that he may may not have been able to get the dog in the attic or care for him once in the attic. We don't speak of the stories of the bad that we have heard from former neighbors who lost family members. I think by this time people are just trying to forget those times and move on.
