Cameron Revisited

On my birding trip last weekend (described in the post below) I went through the town of Cameron, Louisiana on the Gulf Coast. Cameron was devastated by hurricane Rita in 2005. I had not been there since. While there has been some rebuilding in the town, I still saw much that saddened me. There are many lots where only a foundation slab remains. The fishing pier near the Cameron Jetty was heavily damaged and has not yet been repaired. The navigation buoys thrown up onto the beach attest to the power of this storm. It has been three years since Rita, the Gulf Coast’s forgotten hurricane. Cameron and its surrounding small towns seem to me to be a long way from full recovery.

The following photos speak for themselves.


A typical eerie sight in Cameron-- the house is gone, but the live oaks that surrounded it survived.


God bless them, wherever they are.


Cameron Jetty today


Cameron Jetty, pre-Rita


This was our regular gas and food stop on birding trips to the coast.


Signs of hope