Angela and Peter Becnel III got married in March 2025. The plan was to buy Peter’s grandfather’s multi-unit home in Mid-City and do some remodeling, since Peter owned a construction company.

They ended up purchasing that home in August, just four days before Hurricane Katrina made landfall. In one piece of luck, they were urged to buy flood insurance before their closing. The reason? A storm named Katrina was edging its way toward the Gulf of Mexico, and if it entered, that sort of insurance would no longer be an option.

The Becnels immediately took out flood insurance on a property that had never had any. As they say, the rest is history.

As Katrina approached, Peter and Angela decided they couldn't afford to leave and would have to ride out the storm along with their friends Ryan and

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