Page "Arabi, Louisiana" Paragraph 19

For days the survivors huddled in a few two-story buildings surrounded by water, with little or no supplies, power, running water or communications.

There was no search and rescue or military presence.

Eventually, they evacuated themselves by using their own fishing boats.

They headed for higher ground which meant St. Claude Avenue ( closer to the Mississippi River ) in Arabi and the Kaiser Aluminum plant in Chalmette.