C. Morgan Babst was born and raised in New Orleans. She and her family evacuated New Orleans one day before Hurricane Katrina made landfall. At a Katrina benefit in Manhattan, she met a fellow New Orleanian and married him. Eleven years later, she returned home to New Orleans with her husband and young daughter.
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A dazzling debut about family, home, and grief, The Floating World takes listeners into the heart of Hurricane Katrina with the story of the Boisdores, whose roots stretch back nearly to the foundation of New Orleans. Though the storm is fast approaching ... SEE MORE