Cabildo & Presbytere

The Presbytere was very sad but it was nice to learn more about Katrina and what really happened when this disaster happened. For a long time I only knew about Hurricane Katrina from what I heard from the media. Much more happened and went on then what people really know because the media only covered what they wanted to cover. After visiting the Presbytere I learned about the different responses from the people affect. The media covered a lot of the rioting and fires that happened during that time and even though that did go on there was an overwhelming majority of people helping each other and just trying to survive. There was a short film in the Presbytere called Ordinary Hero's, and I did not get a chance to watch it but I heard the video featured people who helped out others during the disaster. In the video there was a many who actually helped a woman deliver her baby. There was also a video on first responders and health care providers that I actually got to watch and the health care providers were amazing during this time. The health care providers went above and beyond during Katrina and one patient in the video made a statement about the nurses and how thankful he was for them and it almost made me cry. New Orleans was in shock when this happened and they city did not have the help they should have had from the national government. The stories of Katrina were very touching and sad. The saddest part to me was the lack of attention from the national government. It seemed like there was no immediate response and I am sure there was more that could have been done for them. The stories were also touching because the people all worked together and the courageous acts of the people touched me.

The Cabildo was also a very interesting museum and I felt like I already knew some of the information in the museum because of all the tours we went on. It was actually a good feeling already knowing some of the information in the museum and also learning more of what I already knew. In my opinion the most interesting story the Cabildo told was the story of the first families of Louisiana. I thought the French were the first settlers in Louisiana but actually many Indian groups already lived in Louisiana when the French settled in 1699. I thought this was interesting because from everything we learned on the tours I was under the impression that the French were the first people but in fact the Indians were already here. The Cabildo was very interesting and taught me a lot about the history of New Orleans.