The picture on the left, taken
from the Northeast side of our main building, shows the twisted
steel beams and partial collapse of our Bingo Hall which was
used for many purposes other than Bingo such as, our Membership
meetings, and special events and activities at the Post such
as our annual New Years Eve Party, Children's Christmas Party,
Children's Easter Party, Saint Patrick's Day Party, Thanksgiving
Dinners, Mardi Gras' Balls, Awards Nights, Receptions, meetings
with National, State,and Local dignitaries, local Military meetings
and functions, Red Cross Blood Drives, and for many other purposes
too numerous to mention here. The building in the background
at the far left side of the picture shows what remains of a Motel,
once owned by the Post some years ago.
The picture on the right is a picture
taken from the East side of the building, again showing part
of the first and second floor of our main building and the partially
collapsed Bingo Hall. The black object in the lower left foreground
is the Post's safe. It was moved by the force of the storm surge
from the Post's main office located midway on the East side of
the first floor. Folks, that's an old Wells Fargo type safe weighing
more than a 10 passenger limousine. That's a perfect example,
among many others, of the tremendous power of Hurricane Katrina's
"Storm Surge" moving inland from the Gulf waters. |
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