The LSU Health New Orleans Hurricane Katrina Oral History Collection is a collection of recorded interviews (accompanied with transcriptions) with people who worked at LSU Health New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005. The interviews began in May 2025 and are ongoing.
This project is a part of the LSUHSC Hurricane Katrina Archive created in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall.
A link to the curatorial statement for this collection can be found in the sidebar of this page.
This collection is in process and will grow to include more interviews. If you were employed by LSUHSC-NO during the time of this event and would like to be contacted for an interview, please email DigitalScholar@lsuhsc.edu.
Every effort has been made to make the accompanying interview transcription PDFs as accessible as possible. Please email DigitalScholar@lsuhsc.edu if you encounter any issues.
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Arthur Arseneaux Interview
Arthur A. Arseneaux and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Arthur A. Arseneaux was conducted by Chandler Smith on July 7, 2025. Interview transcribed by Sabrina Caston.
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Brian Barkemeyer Interview
Brian M. Barkemeyer and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Brian Barkemeyer was conducted by Chandler Smith on August 28, 2025. Interview transcribed by Sam Howat.
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Nicolas Bazan Interview
Nicolas G. Bazan and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Nicolas Bazan was conducted by Chandler Smith on August 25, 2025. Interview transcription in progress.
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Rebecca Bealer Interview
Rebecca Bealer and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Rebecca Bealer was conducted by Chandler Smith on May 23, 2025. Interview transcribed by John Gore.
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Margaret Bishop-Baier Interview
Margaret Bishop-Baier and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Margaret Bishop-Baier was conducted by Chandler Smith on August 25, 2025. Interview transcription in progress.
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Mike Brauninger Interview
Mike Brauninger and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Mike Brauninger was conducted by Chandler Smith on August 15, 2025. Interview transcription in progress.
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Diedra Brewer-Hohensee Interview
Diedra Brewer-Hohensee and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Diedra Brewer-Hohensee was conducted by Chandler Smith on September 9, 2025. Interview transcribed by Sam Howat.
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Danielle Burlison Interview
Danielle P. Burlison and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Danielle Burlison was conducted by Chandler Smith on August 8, 2025. Interview transcribed by Sabrina Caston.
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Carmen Canavier Interview
Carmen C. Canavier and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Carmen Canavier was conducted by Chandler Smith on September 9, 2025. Interview transcribed by Sam Howat.
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Marshall Carll Interview
Marshall J. Carll and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Marshall Carll was conducted by Chandler Smith on August 8, 2025. Interview transcribed by Sabrina Caston.
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Bennet deBoisblanc Interview
Bennett P. deBoisblanc PhD and Chandler D. Smith
This interview with Dr. Bennett deBoisblanc was conducted by Chandler Smith on July 29, 2025. Interview transcribed by Sabrina Caston.
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Sedgie Harvey Interview
Sedgie Harvey and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of John Keegan was conducted by Chandler Smith on June 19, 2025. Interview transcribed by John Gore.
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John Keegan Interview
John A. Keegan and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of John Keegan was conducted by Chandler Smith on June 13, 2025. Interview transcribed by John Gore.
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Molly Knapp Interview
Molly Knapp and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Molly Knapp was conducted by Chandler Smith on August 22, 2025. Interview transcription in progress. Molly worked at LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans from 2002-2012.
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Jennifer Lloyd Interview
Jennifer K. Lloyd and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Jennifer Lloyd was conducted by Chandler Smith on May 21, 2025. Interview transcribed by John Gore.
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Keith Pickett Interview
Keith H. Pickett and Chandler D. Smith
This interview with Keith Pickett was conducted by Chandler Smith on July 8, 2025. Interview transcribed by Sabrina Caston. Keith worked at LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans from 2002-2008.
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Kresenda Raasch Interview
Kresenda H. Raasch and Chandler D. Smith
This interview with Kresenda Raasch was conducted by Chandler Smith on May 26, 2025. Interview transcribed by John Gore.
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Julie Schiavo Interview
Julie H. Schiavo and Chandler D. Smith
This interview with Julie Schiavo was conducted by Chandler Smith on May 23, 2025 and transcribed by John Gore.
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Curatorial Statement for Oral Histories Collection
Chandler D. Smith
This curatorial statement includes details about the conception and execution of the LSUHSC Hurricane Katrina Archive Oral Histories collection project by library faculty and staff.
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Kurt Varner Interview
Kurt J. Varner and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Dr. Kurt Varner was conducted by Chandler Smith on June 13, 2025. Interview transcribed by John Gore.
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Rodney Walter Jr. Interview
Rodney Walter Jr. and Chandler D. Smith
This interview of Rodney Walter Jr. was conducted by Chandler Smith on August 22, 2025. Interview transcription is in progress.