CONTRAFLOW. FROM NEW ORLEANS TO HOUSTON - Tecno-Libro

WiNNER OF THE 2017 iPPY BRONZE MEDAL FOR BEST REGiONAL NONFiCTiON (SOUTH U.S.) . FiNALiST FOR THE 2017 NEXT GENERATiON iNDiE REGiONAL NONFiCTiON AWARD A story of leadership and compassion witnessed following Hurricane Katrina. in this eyewitness perspective, Bill Herrington weaves gripping details of the lives of people, businesses, and entire cities that were temporarily reversed and permanently altered by one of the most catastrophic storms in U.S. history, Hurricane Katrina. . But from the destruction emerged a humanitarian response on a scale that few people will ever experience, including the efforts of Father Daniel K. Lahart at Strake Jesuit in Houston, Texas. On September 6, 2005, Father Lahart addressed the student body of Strake Jesuit about the decision to take in students from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. We don t take in these students because it is easy, or fun, or good PR, or even because they d do it for us, he said. &l