User:Jordannriley/sandbox

The infamous hurricane Katrina that struck Florida, Louisiana, and surrounding areas. The worst flooding occurred in 9th ward of New Orleans, the storm killed approximately 1,836 people. Economically a lot of people lost their jobs and homes after Katrina, a New Orleans town by the name of “Gert Town” was also affected. Gert Town’s most prominent landmark is Xavier University of Louisiana damage from the hurricane sent Xavier in a downward spiral. Xavier University of Louisiana was established in 1925 and was celebrating their 80th anniversary year. In the fall semester of 2005 is when Katrina struck leaving Xavier was under 6 feet of water. The storm was a category 5 storm and it decimated Xavier’s student enrollment, from 4,100 students Katrina dropped the student population to 3,000 students. The campus was flooded with water for 2 weeks. With all the damage done, it took nearly 5 months and $80 million donated from the federal government and private donors to help reconstruct the campus. Important buildings such as the Norman C. Francis Academic Science Complex(NCF) and the University Center (UC) had to go under demolition to repair the buildings. The whole community of Gert Town came together to rebuild their landmark. In the spring semester of January 2006 Xavier University opened back up.