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Gary Briggs Jr. from student to teacher in post Katrina New Orleans

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Gary Briggs was entering his senior year of high school when his family's home was destroyed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. His family relocated to Houston, but Gary would return to New Orleans on his own, living with a friend’s family in order to graduate with his class. He went out of state for college, but returned to the city as a teacher. He wanted to give back to the city that gave him so much. “This city just has a way of bringing you back,” he said.


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