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July 24, 2025
Two friends lying in the middle of a dark, empty street in Lakeview, New Orleans, after Hurricane Katrina. The street is quiet with no lights or visible activity, reflecting the stillness of the city.
Flashbulb memories. Psychologists use the term for moments burned into your brain with near-perfect clarity… where you were, what you were doing, the way the air felt. Some flashbulb memories are joyful. Others are jarring. For those of us from New Orleans or the Gulf Coast, we all have one from August 29, 2005. Mine...
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