THE ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA
JASMINE NELSON (9-11-09):
Today is the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina which has had a profound effect on my family. Watching it on TV and hearing people talk about it sometimes makes me weak and I think hard about what my family and I went through. I just look at it as a setback that I overcame and it makes me appreciate everything I have in life.It makes me love and cherish my mother and everyone around me because without them, I wouldn't be in the position I am in now. Sometimes I look at things being difficult and I want to give up because I feel I have nothing left but I've learned there's always a way to get over that 50 foot wall if you P.U.S.H. -- Pray Until Something Happens.COACH STARKEY: Our Sports Information Director wrote a tremendous piece for LSUSports.Net. Click on the link if you missed it -- it's well worth the read:http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27830&SPID=2167&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=204785908