E-mail a friendSeptember 9, 2005
Filmmaker Royce Osborn, a hurricane survivor, says New Orleans will survive. Mike Tidwell, author of Bayou Farewell - which predicted the New Orleans disaster - says that warning signs are still being ignored.
Royce Osborn
Royce Osborn
New Orleans native Royce Osborn and his wife survived the wrath of Hurricane Katrina. They evacuated from New Orleans days after the area was hit. They're now staying with family in Los Angeles. Osborn is a TV and documentary writer and producer. His PBS documentary, All on a Mardi Gras Day, celebrates his hometown in all its riotous, colorful and spiritual glory. His credits also include writer for the 35th and 36th NAACP Image Awards.
Mike Tidwell
Mike Tidwell
Mike Tidwell has been active in DC-area environmental causes for more than a decade. He's director of the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to fighting global warming, which he founded in '02. In his book, Bayou Farewell, he predicted the hurricane disaster in New Orleans and, in the documentary, We Are All Smith Islanders, explores how global warming is changing the Chesapeake Bay region. His newest book, The Ravaging Tide, focuses on Katrina and global warming.