Hurricane Katrina News               Back to Home

This page will keep our members and neighbors informed of recent news on fencers and their families who have been displaced due to Katrina.  Please forward news to the webslave.

If you would like to offer housing to fencers or their families, please contact us.  We are creating a list of housing that will be available when these folks are accounted for and have had time to assess their needs. 

Just a geographic note: Katrina's cataclysmic damage was mainly in New Orleans and areas east, the Mississippi Gulf, Alabama Gulf and areas north.  While inland, Jackson, Hattiesburg and Laurel, Ms. were hit very hard.  Baton Rouge took some damage, but is doing ok.  Lafayette is pretty much untouched and long with Shreveport, Ruston, Monroe and Alexandria is serving as evacuation shelter for homeless.  Mississippi and Alabama took heavy damage on the coast, but is not flooded, so recovery efforts will begin immediately following rescues.

LATEST PEOPLE UPDATES

11/9/05

Gary Hand - says he's fine and fencing.  Didn't realize he was on the list.

10/11/05

Jennifer Gambel - staying in Madison, Wisconsin, with about half of her family for her senior year.

10/3/05

Jonathan Cohen - returned to New Orleans, not much info yet, but he's ok.

9/11/05

Clayton Faits - was able to get home to Mass. but with none of his stuff, He will be attending U. Mass for the Spring
Benjamin  Long - safe with his Family, His mother is busy trying to get Tulane Law up and running
Sarah Olim - Safe in Houston, will be attending St. Edwards in the Spring
Caitlin  Williams - arrived safe in SC after several days, will be attending Duke for the Spring
Jonathan Green - safe with his family in Shreveport

9/10/05

Irv Schwary seen on Louisiana Division Check-in... posted here.

DR. HAMORI REPORTS IN!!  go here to read it all!!

9/9/05

Matt Ferg says his family and his house is fine.

Graeme Preston checked in personally and has started school in Birmingham (roll tide!).

Monroe Bradley - moved out of area before the storm
David Randle, Patrick & Rae Ann Hurd - and family are back in Ocean Springs with limited damage to home.
Christopher (Dylan) Lewald - from Diamondhead is okay.
Andrew and Mark (Will) Morgan -  safe in Laurel. Home is okay, though the town took a beating.
Brian and George Munce -  safe in Ocean Springs
Stephen Nunenmacher - Safe, but home in Gautier destroyed.
Elizabeth Wesson - Was at school at MS State. Her home in Picayune had some roof damage.
 

9/8/05

CRAIG KRAEMER and his wife arrive this morning in Baton Rouge.  They have been at their house in N.O. the entire time.  Their family is o.k. except for 2 uncles are unaccounted for but thought to be ok.  The dog is also with them!

Lacey (Maddox) was attending Tulane Law School.  She safely evacuated but lost everything in the flood.  She was able to get a position in the Law School at Brigham Young and is currently in Utah finishing her degree.

9/7/05

Benjamin Long and his family are in Sarasota, Florida, where Benjamin started high school today. 

Andersons, John & Allison, Hannah, Noah, Sara of Bay St Louis, MS listed ALIVE (looks like right family, although town does not match exactly.)
Francisco Alecha (also Enriqueta) of New Orleans, LA  listed ALIVE: Evacuated to Houston TX - CNN

9/6/05

Michael Dardant and his family (and cat) are safe in New Iberia praying that the looting in the Quarter didn't affect their house.

Curtis Purcell checked in from NYU - he and his family are safe.

Hattiesburg Fencers seem to all be ok.  The town is slowly recovering.

Aaron Matheney write "I've been in Little Rock AR but I just enrolled at Latech in Ruston La. I was going to Xavier but for obvious reasons I have to attend Latech for the next year."

9/5/05

Eugene Hamori is NOT listed on MSNBC's safe list.  Other info said he had stayed in N.O.  No one has heard from him, but that is not abnormal given the horrific communication problems.

9/3/05

Adam Rodney is in NY at NYU.

Dwight Devine showed up on John Poirot's doorstep (Lafayette, LA) yesterday!

Heather Frost says she is totally safe at Regent's College, studying abroad, currently in London.

Jakob Anderson:  In the Army now and was not in the New Orleans area
Amy Collins:  In Med school in St. Louis
Dorothy & Catherine Contiguglia:  I got a text message from Dot saying that they were safe
Stephanie Pollman: In Germany
Holly Przybylo: Safe at home in Michigan
Earl Robinson:  Passed away a few months ago in is mid 80s.  fenced right up to the end
Dylan Rogers:  Safe at home and will be attending William and Mary for the Spring
Andy Stout: Evacuated with his parents but his house is completely flooded
Most of the Tulane students had not arrived yet but we are having a hard time contacting them due to Tulane's email and servers being shut down.
 

9/2/05

Mike St. Pierre and his family are safe, still on the Bayou, no electricity but running water.

Avery Kolb III is in Natchitoches, LA.

Chris Trammel in Atlanta with his parents

The Hawkins are who Jon Carr went to stay with so they are checked in - no power, much damage to the city.

All the Ridgeland and Clinton fencers are checked in - without power and spotty communication, though.

All the Oxford and Ole Miss fencers are checked in - they have power/phones.

The Karps (Ed, Anna-Marie) - Nancy Exnicios writes that they are in Houston.
Scott Jennings, (Shreveport but attends college in N.O.) was leaving for school the day Katrina hit and therefore is safe in Shreveport.

Mike Brown, from New Orleans, LA, and his family rode out the storm on the north shore.  Their house is ok, but with no electricity or water.  Mike and his sister are on their way or already in Blacksburg, VA.
A.J. St. Germain from Houma, LA, has checked in.  He was evacuated to Texas ahead of the storm.  A friends sends word that he is back home in Houma and his house is intact!!

9/1/05
Angela Torres and her parents are safe in Baton Rouge.

Jonathan Carr evacuated to Hattisburg, but his house in Ocean Spring, MS is gone.

Marianna Barry and her family are safe in Houston, and Marianna will be flying back to school on Saturday.

8/31/05
Richard (Exnicios), Nancy, and baby Rex are living safely in Atlanta.  No plans right now.

NEWS

9/7/05

9/5/05

Jon Carr has reported that his apartment is amazingly the only one STILL STANDING!  He was able to get family pictures and other important things out. 
 

9/2/05

Louisiana Division website to come up tomorrow with information on fencers and ways to help
 

9/1/05
Plans are underway in the Dallas area for a tournament to benefit displaced fencers.  Be ready to support.