Hurricane Jolene pushed Laveau to its limits. Flooded streets, blackouts, stolen emergency fuel, looters, and a strange series of incidents inside the official shelter left the town battered and unsettled. Even after the storm passed, whispers continued through the asylum, rats filled the streets, and residents were left to deal with the damage Jolene had left behind.
The Ledger looks back at four days of chaos, fear, and survival in Laveau.