Surviving the Storm
9th June 2007
“I spent the night on the floor here in the office, listening to Garland (Robinette).”
When the winds died, Ellisor, like everybody, believed that the worst was over.
“It appeared that way,” he said. “We kind of gave a sigh of relief.
“Then we started getting reports of the levees breaking, and the flooding, and of course the anxiety increased.”
The result of Ellisor’s efforts over the next three weeks, culled from more than 35 hours of footage, is “Surviving the Storm.” Produced by Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s Dorothy Kendrick (who said “Surviving” was assembled without editorial oversight by Ochsner) and narrated by actor John Goodman, the film debuts in New Orleans tonight (Saturday) at 8 on WLAE-Channel 32.
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