Happy Gustaversary: One Year Later, We're Fine

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Tuesday September 01, 2009 · 8:55 AM PDT

2009/09/01 · 08:55

It was one year ago today that Baton Rouge was hit with Hurricane Gustav, a monster hurricane with sustained winds of over 90 mph. "X" marks the spot where we live on the map below...

...and this video captures the damage to our home and immediate surrounding areas:

We survived Katrina and Rita, but, in Baton Rouge, the damage from Gustav was many times greater than both of those put together.

We've recovered and rebuilt now but I couldn't let this anniversary pass without recalling what it was like that day.

Be thankful for what you have because you could lose it at any time.

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