Calls for Help

In October 2005 The Historic New Orleans Collection initiated Through Hell and High Water: Katrina's First Responders Oral History Project, partnering with local, state, and federal agencies to document their experiences.

In this interview Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agent James Hagan recalls finally getting rescue boats into the water at nightfall to begin rescuing flood victims from rooftops and attics.

This interview is a part of the exhibition Katrina +5: Documenting Disaster, which serves as a reminder of the history made since August 29, 2005 and The Historic New Orleans Collection's ongoing efforts to record it.

James Hagan, Sergeant, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
May 14, 2008

"Calls for Help"

Photos courtesy of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, MSS 571

Excerpted from:
James Hagan oral history, May 14, 2008; interviewed by Mark Cave for the Through Hell and High Water: Katrina's First Responders Oral History Project, MSS 571, Williams Research Center, The Historic New Orleans Collection

Slideshow created by Kent Woynowski, Digital Assets Manager, The Historic New Orleans Collection for:
Katrina+5: Documenting Disaster
An exhibition presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection
May 12−September 12, 2010

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