“I held my breath over the first 24 hours, the volume of water is just so significant,” said Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Russel Honore.
Honore said the devastation from this disaster is hard to see.
“I was fearing of another Katrina. It didn’t happen and thank God it didn’t happen. I think people learned a lot of that experience,” said Honore. “In comparison to damage, Katrina was like a one act play. It came, it flooded and it left. This was like a three act play.”
The Retired Lieutenant General was a driving force in the recovery during Hurricane Katrina. Now, he is spending his time to help however he can.
“I’ve been with people in the past few days. My brother up in Zachary, literally tear their home apart and most of the stuff that’s taken out has been wet and unusable, everything from furniture to children’s toys,” explained Honore.
Honore said our state leaders have done a great job, pushing the state forward and ensuring safety, but the work isn’t done.
“As of yesterday, we still had parts of Interstate 10 that were underwater, and we need to recognize that. When we fix these interstates we need to build them up, as opposed of trying to build them down on the ground. We’re not Kansas. They can do that in Kansas. We shouldn’t do that in Louisiana because we’re in a wetlands. The other thing I think parishes need to look at is are we building subdivisions in wetlands,” concluded Honore.