Water surrounds homes in the Ninth Ward in this aerial view of damage from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Aug. 30, 2005. Credit - Smiley N. Pool—Houston Chronicle/Getty Images I am not from New ...

Water surrounds homes in the Ninth Ward in this aerial view of damage from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Aug. 30, 2005. I am not from New Orleans. But sometimes, I get honorary status because I ...

I am not from New Orleans. But sometimes, I get honorary status because I have lived and worked here as a news reporter since 1999—and because I gave birth to our son, Hector, the day before Hurricane ...