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by Paul A. Harris Paul A. Harris was visiting New Orleans when hurricane Katrina struck and devastated the city. Unable to flee the city, Paul was approximately the 400th person to enter the Superdome. The crowd consisted mainly of the homeless and drug addicts. When Katrina hit land the power went out and the backup generators kicked in, but there was no more air conditioning, plumbing, and they had only about 50% of the lighting they had had before losing power. Soon thereafter part of the roof of the Superdome blew off. A storm was not only brewing outside, but inside the Superdome as well. Due to a lack of communication, a lack of leadership, rumors and misinformation, life inside of the Superdome became a hellhole and full of mayhem. The thousands upon thousands inside of the Superdome during this horrific time now found themselves playing a real life "survivor in the dome" game. Only this was not a game, this nightmare was really happening and those inside the Superdome didn't know if they would escape with their lives intact. Running out of water and food, surrounded by filth and unsanitary conditions, those inside the Superdome became desperate. Diary From The Dome is a wonderfully written account of Paul A. Harris' own experience inside of the Superdome when Hurricane Katrina hit and during the days after. Like many others, it was days before Paul would be able to flee the destruction of Katrina and escape New Orleans. I thank Paul for sharing his story with us. The pictures Paul shares in his book make the Superdome experience even more real to the rest of America who weren’t inside of the Superdome but who were wondering, worrying, and (yes even) praying for those stuck there. |
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Diary From The Dome