It will take the government days to support displaced communities, including disabled communities, Black and Indigenous communities, poor, immigrant and refugee communities, and incarcerated people, all of whom are left to die while the water rises in historic flooding.

Over a thousand people are killed by the hurricane itself, but even more dangerous is the aftermath of the violent and neglectful state response, which includes police shooting at people trying to get food and water to survive.

This crisis demonstrates the racist and capitalist underbelly of emergency response for poor Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and white communities in the South.

Many organizations and individuals resource initiatives outside of the state to support people's survival and care, with an unprecedented forced migration from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast by those seeking shelter and safety.

Soon after, developers from other parts of the country come to the Gulf Coast to "restore it," displacing communities who have lived there for generations. However, many people are resilient and remain despite the privatization and harmful state response.

Hurricane Rita, which hits along the Louisiana and Texas border will follow shortly after, adding to the devastation.