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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Eric Flowers / The Bulletin
September 18, 2005
Tammy Palmer left New Orleans under clear, blue skies two days ahead of Hurricane Katrina, planning for the worst and praying for the best.
She soon learned that she had nothing to return to in her hometown of Slidell, La., on the north side of Lake Pontchartrain.
What the wind left standing,....