Katrina People

Harry Anderson

(Cheers, Night Court, Dave's World; owner, SIdeshow Magic Shop & Oswald's Speakeasy)

Updated 10/19/05: Harry and Elizabeth are back in town. Adam auditioned to be a piano player in Harry's act at Oswald's, which he is planning on opening around the first of the year.

Updated 08/05/06: Harry has decided to pull up stakes from New Orleans. He has moved to Ashville, NC.

Julie Austin

(Harrison Jones; Coop's regular)

Updated 10/03/05: Fay reports that Julie and Harrison evacuated to Vacherie, LA (near LaPlace). They are currently in New Orleans, but are not staying here. Both she and Harrison lost their homes.

Updated 10/11/05: Julie is helping out a bit at Coop's Place and looking for a place to live in New Orleans. She has decided to stay in the city.

Updated 10/19/05: Julie was kind enough to allow me to post pictures of the damage the flood waters did to her home. It was about 7 feet deep where she lived. You can view them here.

Updated 02/18/06: Julie is living in an apartment in the French Quarter and keeping her eye open for another house to buy. She put an offer in on one, but was outbid.

Updated 08/29/15: We haven't talked to Julie in a few months, but last time we did she was struggling with some health issues, but doing fine, living in a nice home in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans.

Kathleen "Mama" Barrow

(Kattai Barrow, Allan Flickling; Surrogate mother to the Coop's Bar Family)

Updated 09/09/05: Kathleen, Kattai, Allan, and Ariel arrived in Florida on 9/5/05. Kathleen is in Sarasota staying with her friend Charlotte Miller.

Updated 09/30/05: Kathleen plans on coming back to the city no later than Halloween (sooner if she can find a way), and will stay as soon as she has electricity in her home.

Updated 10/16/05: Mama is back in New Orleans to stay! Jaclyn brought her back yesterday.

Updated 10/19/05: Mama helped lead a second line to celebrate the "death" of Katrina and rebirth of New Orleans in the French Quarter on Sunday. I grabbed the video from a local newscast and made a movie out of it. You can view it here.

Updated 12/24/05: Mama suffered a mild stroke this past Thursday while she was at the Dentist. She was to fly to Florida later that day to spend Christmas with Kattai, Allan, and Ariel. She is doing well, although she will require therapy to regain full use of some of her left side, particularly her arm. A group of us are going to visit her next week and I will have more to report in next week's update.

Updated 12/31/05: Kathleen is recovering nicely from her stroke and has been moved to a rehabilitation hospital. She has feeling on her left side, but very little control. The doctor said there is no brain damage and she should be able to retrain her brain to control her left side.

Updated 01/07/06: Kathleen is still improving. She is receiving intensive therapy to help her regain control of her left side, and it is working. She can now wiggle the fingers on her left had and move her wrist. She can also lift her arm, but can't hold it up for very long. She is also showing improvement in her left leg. She is learning to walk with the assistance of a walker, and will remain in the rehab facility for the time being.

Updated 01/30/06: Kathleen was released from the rehab center on Monday, January 23, 2006 and continues to improve. It was great to see her at Coop's Place, in her ususal spot, on Friday.

Updated 02/18/06: Kathleen has been officially crowned the "Queen Mother of Woo Hoo," the Mardi Gras krewe made up mostly of Coop's patrons that parades on Fat Tuesday. She will reign from her own float this year. Her daughter, Kattai has been crowned Queen and Joe Fontana is King.

Updated 08/29/15: Kathleen is still plugging right along, and making her rounds, although maybe a bit slower than in the past.

Kattai Barrow 

(Kathleen Barrow, Allan Fickling)

Updated 09/09/05: Kathleen, Kattai, Allan, and Ariel arrived in Florida on 9/5/05. Kattai, Ariel, and Allan are in Bradenton with Ariel's grandmother, Maureen. Ariel has been enrolled in her senior year of high school there.

Updated 09/27/05: Kattai reports that she and Allan will be returning to New Orleans for Halloween.

Updated 10/29/05: Kattai and Allan are back in New Orleans for Halloween weekend, and then will be returning to Florida, where they will stay at least through the end of the year.

Updated 12/24/05: Kattai and Allan will be moving back to New Orleans in early January.

Updated 01/07/06: Kattai and Allan are back in New Orleans and looking for a four bedroom place to rent with at least one bedroom on the lower floor for Kathleen.

Updated 08/29/07: Kattai and Allan have split up.

Updated 08/29/15: Kattai is working at Coop's Place and we see her frequently with her boyfriend at Buffa's.

Travis Buzzard

(Coop's Place cook)

Updated 09/10/05: Travis called Cary this morning. He was evacuated by the authorities to a 4H camp in Georgia, where he remains today.

Updated 09/12/05: I received an email from Travis' mom, Julie. She confirmed he is in Georgia and is hoping to get out soon. She says he does not plan to return to New Orleans, but says she thinks he may anyway.

Updated 09/14/05: Julie Buzzard reports that Travis is getting a bus ticket to Cocoa Beach where he will stay with a friend. His current plans are probably to return to New Orleans when he can.

Updated 09/21/05: Cary spoke with Travis last night. He is in Cocoa Beach and hates it. He plans on returning to New Orleans as soon as he can.

Updated 09/27/05: Travis' mother is arranging for him to return to New Orleans, where Coop has reportedly arranged for housing above Coop's Place or Molly's.

Updated 09/29/05: Travis is reportedly flying into New Orleans on Sunday morning.

Updated 10/03/05: Travis arrived at Coop's Place around noon today. He will be the main cook (other than Coop, of course) for the foreseeable future. His mother, Julie emailed me and asked that I slap him upside the head because he had not called to let her know he arrived in New Orleans OK. I dutifully complied, after which he called home.

Updated 08/29/15: Travis worked at Buffa's briefly, but left and has ad a couple of different cooking jobs in New Orleans in the past couple of years. He is still in New Orleans.

Pam Campion

(Coop's Regular)

Updated 09/06/05: Pam evacuated to Minnesota. She plans on keeping her job, which was based at the New Orleans airport. They are contemplating relocating the business temporarily to either Baton Rouge or Las Vegas.

Updated 09/12/05: Janis got an email from Pam. She will meet up with us by next weekend in Louisville. She will be on her way to Florida to meet up with Fay.

Updated 09/16/05: Pam decided to drive straight through to Florida and is already there with Fay.

Updated 10/03/05: Pam is in New Orleans and was at Coop's Place yesterday for breakfast. She came in with Fay. She is returning to her home in Harahan.

Updated 10/09/05: Added Pam's picture.

Updated 0829/15: Pam lived near Buffa's for a little while and now lives in the French Quarter. She has a cleaning business that keeps her very busy.

Angelique Carson

(Zak Pheiffer)

Updated 09/29/05: Angelique and Zak will meet up with Lia and Steve in Hammond, then rent a UHaul, load up their stuff, and move to St. Petersburg for the foressable future.

Updated 10/03/05: Angelique is with Zak, Lia, and Steve in Hammond, waiting for a UHaul trailer to become available for moving their stuff.

Updated 08/29/15: Angelique and Zak got married a few years ago and are still in New Orleans.

Jeff "Coop" Cooperman

(Jordan Cooperman, Kim Runge; owner, Coop's Place)

For those who may be wondering about Coop's bulldog, sadly, Buster passed away a couple of months ago. Coop also asked that I mention his prized El Camino, "the Batmobile," was taken to the shop on Thursday for an oil change and, hopefully, is still inside at Sewell in the Warehouse District.

Updated 09/14/05: I spoke with Coop briefly yesterday. He has been offered a house he can stay at in Covington, and plans to go there as soon as it has electricity. He will then go into the Quarter and stay at his apartment above Coop's Place as soon as he can get in the city.

Updated 09/17/05: I spoke with Coop last night. He plans on leaving Houston today for Covington, then will attempt to get into the city tomorrow night. He says he heard the Quarter may have electricity as soon as Monday, and he intends to open a day or two after the electricity comes back on.

Updated 09/18/05: Coop is in Covington with Jordan and Jordan's grandmother.

Updated 09/19/05: Coop spent the day in New Orleans, but is not staying the night. He says there was no power at Kim's house or shop, or in the Quarter. He drove by our house and said it looks untouched.

Updated 09/23/05: I spoke with Coop yesterday. He has been in the city a couple of times and has brought some basic supplies to Coop's Place that will help him reopen. He did make it to his house, and reports that there was so much water in it that furniture literally floated around. It took him two hours to find a way into the city and another two hours to get into his house, between furniture and warped wood. He said the damage was worse than he thought it would be. You can see a picture of his house after the flood waters had receeded about 1/2 way in Update #30.

Updated 09/27/05: Coop returned to Coop's Place yesterday and reports they have power.

Updated 09/29/05: I spoke with Coop last night. The bar is open, with a limited menu (mostly soups at the moment). He is looking forward to having people return. He reports that although the curfew goes into effect at 6PM, he was still serving customers as late as 9PM.

Updated 06/03/06: It has been a while since I updated information on Coop. He bought a house in Metairie that had minimal flood damage and is now rennovating it to his specifications. Coop's Place keeps him busier than ever.

Updated 07/01/06: Coop bought himself a new bulldog puppy this week. I should have pictures and his name in the next update.

Updated 08/29/07: Coop has moved into a new home in Metairie and has resumed a life of relative normality. Coop and Kim split up last year.

Updated 08/29/15: Coop has semi-retired from Coop's Place, leaving most day-to-day tasks to his son Jordan. He still has his bulldogs, and earlier this year got a third bulldog puppy.

Jordan Cooperman

(Jeff "Coop" Cooperman)

(For those who may be wondering about Coop's bulldog, sadly, Buster passed away a couple of months ago.)

Updated 09/16/05: Jordan and his grandmother will stay with Coop at a house in Covington.

Updated 09/18/05: Jordan is in Covington with his dad and grandmother.

Updated 08/29/07: Jordan lives with his dad in Metairie.

Updated 08/29/15: Jordan is now running Coop's Place, with assistance as needed from his father. He is truly out on his own, having moved out of his dad's house a couple of years ago.

Glen Cozzi

(Coop's regular)

Updated 09/06/05: Glenn rode out the storm at home, and spent the next 5 days either on his roof drinking ice cold beer and watching the helicopters rescue people, or sitting on his porch watching DVDs. He then left the house, hooked up with Peter Lynch somehow and rowed a boat down to the French Quarter. He then walked to the corner of Esplanade and Decatur, where he hooked up with Harry Anderson (yes, the Harry Anderson of "Night Court" fame). At last report, they were at Harry's bar, Oswald's, on the corner of Esplanade and Decatur.

Updated 09/09/05: Coop spoke with Glenn. He will be leaving New Orleans shortly. I got an email from a friend of Glen's who said he intends to spend "a few weeks" with family in Philadelphia.

Updated 09/12/05: Glenn and Peter are at Anthony's Mom's house in Alabama. He and Peter will be leaving within a few days to go to Philadelphia.

Updated 09/25/05: I heard from Glenn today. He is in Media, PA just outside of Philadelphia.

Updated 10/03/05: Glenn took an Amtrak train from Philadelphia to Chicago, where he is spending a couple of days with Joe Fontana before returning by train to New Orleans.

Updated 10/04/05: According to Juli Green, Glenn boards an Amtrak train on Thursday bound for the New Orleans area.

Updated 10/08/05: Juli Green reports that Glenn didn't get enough of Chicago, so he waited until today to board the train to New Orleans, which reportedly will actually be the first train to actually arrive in New Orleans since the storm. We look forward to seeing him after he recuperates from his Chicago visit.

Updated 10/11/05: Glenn is back in New Orleans and helping out a bit at Coop's Place.

Updated 10/14/05: Glenn is going into the reconstruction business with Peter Lynch.

Updated 02/18/06: Glenn and Peter parted company. Glenn continues to work on construction projects in the New Orleans area.

Updated 08/29/15: Glenn splits his time between New Orleans and his hometown of Philadelphia. He still picks up handyman projects wherever he can.

Steve Cronenburg

(Lia Iverson; Coop's regular)

Updated 09/29/05: Lia reports she and Steve are doing fine in St. Petersburg, Florida. They will visit the city briefly this weekend to collect their belongings.

Updated 10/03/05: Steve is with Zak, Lia, and Angelique in Hammond, waiting for a UHaul trailer to become available for moving their stuff.

Brian Davenport

(Coop's Place cook)

Updated 10/11/05: Brian's twin brother Ryan called Coop's Place the other day and spoke with Fay. He is OK and has relocated to South Carolina and says he is not coming back. He knows Brian and his wife got out of New Orleans, but has not heard from them since.

Updated 10/14/05: Coop got a call from Brian the other day. He and his wife are fine. They are in Marietta, GA and he says they are not coming back. He will be missed, and we only hope that he can come and visit occasionally.

Updated 02/18/06: We heard Brian and his wife moved to North Carolina, while his twin brother Ryan and his wife have moved "upstate" near Baker, Louisiana.

Updated 08/29/07: Brian has returned to his job as cook at Coop's Place.

Updated 08/29/15: Brian is still cooking at Coop's Place.

Keith Davis

(Friend)

Keith is a bagpiper and excellent craftsman. He makes stringed instruments such as violins, violas, mandolins, etc. If you are in Hammond, please visit his store.

Updated 09/06/05: Keith sent me an amazing email detailing his experiences during and after Katrina. Among the amazing revelations was the fact he now feels it is necessary to wear a firearm when walking the streets of Hammond, LA! You can read the entire email in Update #18.

Updated 09/09/05: Keith sent out another great email, which you can read in Update #21.

Updated 09/17/05: Keith is going to put us up (and put up with us) on Tuesday and possibly Wednesday night, then go into the city with us with his truck loaded with supplies.

Updated 09/19/05: With Rita approaching the Gulf, and upon Keith's advice, we are staying in Nashville for at least two days. He says it takes him 40 minutes to make a 10 minute trip to his business in Hammond due to all the people and cars in the area.

Updated 10/03/05: Keith & Diane welcomed Chuck. Cary, Barry, and Tom West at his house for cinnamon rolls and coffee at about 8 AM yesterday.

Updated 11/12/05: You can read Keith's latest email to his friends and family in Update #49.

Updated 02/18/06: Keith was able to "reconfigure" some of the undamaged portions of Cary's bedrooom set into a coffee table and some jewelry boxes. He will also be piping in at least one Mardi Gras parade (probably Thoth).

Updated 08/29/15: Keith closed up his string instrument shop in Hammond earlier this year. I heard from him the other day and he is busy taking the last bit of scrap wood from Cary's bedroom set and creating a Katrina Memento Box for us.

Nicole Deshotel

(Mike Moses; Coop's regular)

Updated 09/09/05: Adam got a text message from Mike last night telling him they were in Los Angeles. I spoke with Mike this afternoon. He said their hearts are in New Orleans, and they hope to return when the city is back up and running. Until then, they are going to try to get jobs in the Los Angeles area. Mike said that they have been in contact with their bosses and landlords in New Orleans and that the restaurant where Nicole worked, the Crazy Lobster, was set on fire (it was located near the Convention Center). No word on the extent of the damage yet.

Updated 10/19/05: Nichole and Mike are planning on coming back to the city in December, just before Christmas.

Updated 12/31/05: Nichole and Mike are back in the city for the New Year's holiday. They will be leaving briefly to visit friends in North Carolina, and then will be moving back to New Orleans.

Updated 08/29/07: Mike and Nicole are back in New Orleans and have a new baby boy, Cameron.

Updated 08/29/15: Mike and Nicole split up. Nichole is still in the New Orleans area.

Amber Dodge

(Jason Palmer, Dairobi; Friend of Chuck & Janis, Coop's regular)

Updated 09/05/05: Amber made it from Oregon. She and Dairobi arrived there yesterday morning. Amber's mom has put them up in a hotel with weekly rates and they are currently looking for jobs. Amber said that she and Jason have split up.

Updated 09/14/05: Janis spoke with Amber yesterday. She is fine and has a job in Eugene. She and Dairobi are sharing an apartment there.

Updated 10/05/05: Janis spoke with Amber today. She loves her job and is doing great. I added her cell phone number above, and she would love to hear from anyone.

Updated 10/14/05: I spoke with Amber today. She and Dairobi are fine, but Dairobi can't get work because he does not have any identification with him. They are still waiting for their FEMA payments, but are loving life in Oregon and are adamant that they will not be coming back to New Orleans.

Updated 08/29/07: Amber moved back to Eugene, OR (where she is from originally), and has settled down with new husband Alex.

Updated 08/2915: Amber is still in Eugene, OR and just opened a woman's clothing store this summer.

Steve Edwards

(Marta Jurjevich; close friend of Chuck Rogers & Janis Rogers)

Steve & Marta have five kids. They are getting them enrolled in school in Elmwood Park.

Updated 09/17/05: I spoke with Steve on Thursday. He and Marta both have temporary jobs. Steve said the kids will stay in school in the Chicago area at least until the schools are open again in New Orleans.

Updated 10/05/05: I stopped in at Steve's house today. He had about a foot of water in the first floor, and now has mold growing up to about 3 feet on walls, chairs, etc. He has electricity, but his Toyota is probably totalled. Some water got in it and now there is mold everywhere inside it.

Updated 11/05/05: Steve arrived in town last Wednesday and will be here through the 12th.

Updated 11/12/05: We dropped Steve off at the airport today. He is returning to Chicago to rejoin his family. He will be back around December 11th for a little over a week. His chorus will be performing the Messiah here in New Orleans on December 18th. He hopes to return around the first of the year with at least part of his family to get them back in school here in New Orleans. In the meantime, Glen and Peter have been busy working on his first floor. It is now entirely gutted and they are beginning to replace pipes, wiring, and ductwork.

Updated 12/17/05: Steve is back in town this week to conduct the Messiah at Holy Name Church. The concert is Sunday 12/18/05 and looks like it will be sold out. He returns to his family in the Chicago area on Monday. He will be back in January to resume his teaching schedule at Delgado.

Updated 02/18/06: Steve has moved back into his house, along with his two older kids, Madeleine and Mark. Marta is keeping the younger three kids in school in the Chicago area through the end of the school year while the lower level of Steve' house continues to be under reconstruction.

Updated 08/29/07: Steve, Marta, and the kids are all living in their repaired home. Their oldest, Madeleine, as moved out and entered her Freshman year of college at Loyola in Chicago.

Updated 08/29/15: The Edwards family is still in New Orleans. The kids are all grown and either pursuing a college education or jobs.

Allan Fickling

(Kattai Barrow)

Updated 09/09/05: Kathleen, Kattai, Allan, and Ariel arrived in Florida on 9/5/05. Kattai, Ariel, and Allan are in Bradenton with Ariel's grandmother, Maureen.

Updated 09/27/05: Allan and Kattai will be coming to New Orleans for Halloween.

Updated 10/04/05: Allan sent me his Katrina Story.

Updated 10/29/05: Kattai and Allen are back in New Orleans for Halloween weekend, and then will be returning to Florida, where they will stay at least through the end of the year.

Updated 12/24/05: Allan reports he and Katai will be moving back to New Orleans the first week in January. Whole Foods has been employing him in Florida, and will give him is old job back here in New Orleans.

Updated 01/07/06: Kattai and Allan are back in New Orleans and looking for a four bedroom place to rent with at least one bedroom on the lower floor for Kathleen.

Updated 08/29/07: Kattai and Allan have split up.

Updated 08/29/15: Allan is still in New Orleans. We see him a few times a year.

Joe Fontana

(Coop's regular)

Joe left for Natchez with his girlfriend Rebecca where they waited out the storm. He left there on Thursday for his Mom's house in Chicago, where he will probably stay until he can get back into New Orleans.

Updated 09/11/05: Joe and Rebecca are settling down in the Chicago area for the time being, and Rebecca's daughter has been enrolled in school there.

Updated 09/15/05: I spoke with Joe today. He has not been able to get online until now. I informed him of the plan to allow people back into the city in stages. He is planning on returning on or shortly after 9/26/05 to at least check on the status of his place in the French Quarter.

Updated 09/29/05: I spoke with Joe last night. He sold his mother's house and the closing is on October 30, 2005. He plans on returning to the city then.

Updated 10/03/05: I spoke with Joe earlier today after driving by the house he is buying. He will be driving from Chicago to New Orleans next Sunday.

Updated 10/11/05: Joe text messaged me from Memphis (aparently they were delayed from their originally intended departure date from Chicago). He will be in the city tomorrow.

Updated 10/14/05: Joe has been hired in the "Head Chef" position at Coop's Place, replacing Jason Palmer who is happy with his new job in Kansas City.

Updated 11/19/05: Joe decided he would rather be a Coop's Place patron than an employee and quit amicably.

Updated 02/18/06: Joe fills in part-time as a waiter at Coop's Place and has been crowned king of Woo Hoo for this year's Fat Tuesday parade. (Woo Hoo is a krewe made up mostly of Coop's patrons who parade through the French Quarter on Fat Tuesday.)

Updated 05/06/06: Joe has been spending time as an extra in several movies that are filming in New Orleans, including Denzel Washington's Deja Vu and Burt Reynolds' Deal. Joe asked that I point out that he and Rebecca have not been an item for some time. Information on this site pertaining to their relationship will remain since it is a part of the history and Katrina timeline on this site.

Updated 07/22/06: Joe landed a major role in a motion picture that will start filming soon in New Orleans.

Updated 08/29/15: Joe is still in New Orleans with his girlfriend Amy. He works as a waiter and still works as an actor as opportunites arise.

Barry Franklin

(Coop's Place bartender)

Updated 09/06/05: Barry called us from Café Lou Lou in Louisville, KY. They are having a Hurricane Relief party on Tuesday September 13th.

Updated 09/17/05: Barry will return to New Orleans and stay with us.

Updated 09/19/05: Barry is in Nashville with us, waiting out Rita's trip across the Gulf.

Updated 09/25/05: Barry came up to Mascoutah, IL with the Rogers family, then was dropped off at Lee Robertson's place near Branson, MO. He will stay there until either Chuck or Lee bring him back to New Orleans.

Updated 10/03/05: Barry met up with Chuck, Cary, and Tom West in St. Louis on 10/1/05 and drove to New Orleans with them. He worked a shift behind the bar at Coop's Place today.

Updated 8/29/15: Barry came back and worked at Coop's Place for a while before returning to Kentucky to help care for his family. We stay in touch, and see him a couple of times a year.

"Brooklyn" Joe Gilly

(Coop's regular)

Updated 10/11/05: Joe was going to wait out Hurricane season in New York, but decided he couldn't wait any longer and bought a plane ticket for 10/15/05 to return to New Orleans.

Matt Gone

(Coop's Place cook)

Matt waited out the storm in New Orleans, then left with Coop on Thursday. He lost almost everything. He is going to go to Kentucky with Barry, then down to Florida for awhile, then to London to get his face tattooed. He sent me the following in an email on 9/2:

I  have only $450??? and my tattoo equiptment, my old laptop, 3 pairs of shorts, 2 shirts,  3 pants and a sheet. That is my total worth now.

You can read the entire email in Update #15.

Update 09/06/05: Matt flew to Florida today, where he will spend some time visiting, then he is off to London, England to get his face tattooed.

Update 09/10/05: Barry reports that Matt wore all his body jewelry on purpose when he went to the airport. As he expected (and wanted), security made him strip all the way down to his skivvies. So everyone at the security checkpoint got a free show. You gotta love it!

Update 09/16/05: I spoke with Matt last night. He is leaving soon to go to London to have his face tatooed. He returns to the US around 10/23 and will most likely come back to Coop's Place if he still has a job there.

Update 09/29/05: Matt called Cary from the tarmac at the airport in Florida. He is on his way to London to have his face tattooed.

Updated 10/03/05: Matt is in London and has about 2/3 of his face tattooed in a checkerboard pattern. You can see pictures in Update #35.

Updated 10/11/05: Matt is back in Florida after having his entire face tattooed. You can read a portion of his latest email to me in Update #42. It is unclear when he will be returning to New Orleans.

Updated 10/14/05: I spoke with Matt a couple of days ago. He will probably return to New Orleans in a week or so, after his new tattoos have healed and the swelling has gone down.

Updated 10/22/05: Well, although his new tattoos have mostly healed, Matt has decided to adopt the life of part-time human oddity and beach bum in Florida. He is looking for work in Florida, but promises to visit New Orleans frequently.

Updated 11/12/05: Matt had a filling come out, and didn't have the money to have it repaired, so I sent him $80 from the MacChuck Katrina Fund.

Updated 11/19/05: Added Matt's email address and cell phone number.

Updated 12/17/05: Matt emailed me this week to say he is moving to Portland, OR in January (watch out Amber!)

Updated 02/18/06: Matt has moved to Portland and has a job as a cook at a small Greek restaurant there.

Updated 06/03/06: Matt – one of the world's most tattooed individuals – will be featured June 19th on a special called "Medical Incredible" on the Discovery Channel.

Updated 08/29/07: Matt has completed his face tattoo and also had his ears done. You can see his latest pictures on his web site.

Updated 08/29/15: Matt is still in Portland and pretty much has written off anyone he used to know in New Orleans for reasons unknown.

Sean & Juli Green

(Coop's regulars, lives above bar)

Updated 09/04/05: After spending some time in Detroit, they will probably head to Chicago to stay with a friend and hopefully get jobs.

Updated 09/12/05: I spoke with Sean today. He and Juli are in Detroit and will be heading to Chicago next week.

Updated 09/19/05: Sean & Juli report they are in Chicago. Sean is looking for a job to bring in some money until they can come back to New Orleans.

Updated 09/21/05: Juli sent me her "Katrina" story. You can read it here.

Updated 09/27/05: Sean and Juli will be coming down to New Orleans for Halloween to check things out, and then will plan for when they return.

Updated 09/29/05: Cary and I saw Sean and Juli last night when we dropped Adam & Megan off in Chicago. They are doing great, and were thrilled to see us (and us them!). The picture on the left was taken at the Twisted Spoke. You can read more about this visit in Update #33.

Updated 10/03/05: Sean and Juli were going to have dinner with Joe Fontana and Glen Cozzi tonight.

Updated 10/22/05: Sean will be arriving by car in New Orleans tomorrow. He work's at Irene's Cusine on Ursuline, and they are short-handed and need him back. Juli will be coming back just before Halloween, as originally planned.

Updated 10/29/05: Juli is back in New Orleans!

Updated 08/03/06: Happy Birthday Juli!

Updated 08/29/07: In one of the sadder things to report, Sean and Juli have split up. Juli is continuing her work towards becoming a lawyer, and Sean is living with us temporarily while contemplating the next phase of his life.

Updated 08/29/15: Juli has remarried an old friend from Detroit and they are both living in New Orleans. Juli is no longer pursuing a career in the legal profession. Sean moved to California and currently lives and works in Napa Valley.

Addie & Frazier Hammond

(Chuck & Janis' landlady & landlord)

Updated 10/08/05: Addie and Frazier returned to their home yesterday. As reported, Janis spoke with Frazier on Saturday, 8/27 and he said they weren't sure if they were leaving. Frazier tried to get Addie to leave but she would not. So he left without her, driving first to Memphis, then to his younger son's house in Kentucky. Not sure where Addie went, but she was forced to leave by the police on Sunday morning.

Updated 08/29/15: Addie and Frazier are living in the same home they lived in before the storm and are still Chuck & Janis' landlords.

Lia Ivison

(Steve Cronenburg; Coop's regular)

Updated 09/29/05: Lia and Steve and are staying in St. Petersburg, FL indefinitely. Lia is back in school working towards her MBA. They are going back to the city tomorrow and meeting up with Zak and Angelique in Hammond. The four of them are renting a UHaul and are going in to collect their belongings. They will be sharing a house in St. Pete, getting jobs etc. Steve and Lia met up with Jaclyn and Fay for a weekend in Orlando. They also had a reunion with Laura, Mama, Kattai and Allan in St. Pete. Lia reports there was much drunkenness.

Updated 10/03/05: Lia is with Zak, Steve, and Angelique in Hammond, waiting for a UHaul trailer to become available for moving their stuff.

Updated 10/29/05: Lia is in town visiting for Halloween weekend.

Updated 02/18/06: Lia has purchased a house in New Orleans (a duplex) and will be renting the other half out to Jason Palmer. We're glad to have her back full time in New Orleans! She has left her job with Habitat for Humanity and is now working as a CPA.

Updated 08/29/07: Lia has left New Orleans.

Updated 08/29/15: Lia has been back in New Orleans for some time. She has an adorable daughter, Vivian. We see them a few times a year.

Harrison Jones

(Julie Austin; Coop's regular)

Updated 10/03/05: Fay reports that Julie and Harrison evacuated to Vacherie, LA (near LaPlace). They are currently in New Orleans, but are not staying here. Both she and Harrison lost their homes. Harrison was at Coop's Place last night and told Fay they were actually rescued THREE times! He says it is a long story he will save for another time.

Updated 08/29/15: Harrison lost both his mom and sister over the past decade, but still comes around Coop's Place and occasionaly Buffa's.

Marta Jurjevich

(Steve Edwards; close friend of Chuck Rogers and Janis Rogers)

Steve & Marta have five kids. They are getting them enrolled in school in Elmwood Park.

Updated 02/18/06: Marta is remaining in Chicago through the end of the school year with their three younger kids.

Updated 08/05/06: With the repairs to the house almost completed, Marta and the younger three kids have returned to New Orleans for the fall school semester.

Updated 08/29/07: Marta is teaching at one of the local charter schools. Oldest daughter Madeleine has moved out and is attending her freshman year of College at Loyoula University in Chicago.

Updated 08/29/15: Marta is still teaching at one of the local charter schools. 

Mr. Lewis

(Coop's regular)

Updated 09/06/05: Laura reports Mr. Lewis was still in his residence as of last Wednesday.

Updated 09/29/05: Laura reports Mr. Lewis was evacuated to Butte, Montana.

Updated 11/05/05: Mr. Lewis was found last week sitting at Molly's, next door to Coop's Place! He reports he was not evacuated to Montana, but to Houston, and then to Austin. From there he went to stay with family in Arkansas before returning to New Orleans around 10/15. He is currently staying with friends on the Westbank while waiting for repairs to happen to his residence.

Updated 08/29/07: Mr. Lewis is doing fine and continues to make the rounds of his Decatur Street favorites, including Coop's Place.

Updated 08/29/15: Mr. Lewis passed away a few years ago.

Peter Lynch

(Buggy driver; Coop's irregular)

Updated 09/06/05: Peter hooked up with Glen Cozzi and was last reported holed up at Harry Anderson's "Oswald's" on Esplanade and Decatur.

Updated 09/12/05: Peter is with Glen Cozzi at Anthony's Mother's house in Alabama. He will leave with Glen Cozzi to head up to Philadelphia for a while.

Updated 09/25/05: Glen Cozzi reports that Peter is in Florida, has gotten hold of a truck, and will soon be heading back to New Orleans.

Updated 09/27/05: According to Bob, Peter and Fay left Florida for New Orleans yesterday and will be staying with Dan Zimmerman.

Updated 10/03/05: Peter was at Coop's Place for breakfast yesterday. He intends to remain in the city.

Updated 10/14/05: Peter is going into business with Glenn Cozzi. They will offer their services to help people rebuild.

Updated 12/17/05: Peter decided to part ways with Glenn, last I heard he was going to go off on his own.

Updated 08/29/15: Peter is still in New Orleans, and has a couple of kids. He is one of the more entertaining buggy drivers in New Orleans.

Megan McBride

(Adam Rogers)

Megan's dad was in Egypt when the storm hit. He is supposed to arrive in Flordia on 9/6. Adam & Megan flew to Chicago on 9/3 to spend time with us for awhile.

Updated 09/04/05:Janis' sister Cathy picked Adam and Megan up at the airport on 9/3 and stayed at their house (along with Jarret) in Libertyville, IL. They are joining Chuck, Janis, Cary and Andrea at Janis' brother's house in Manteno, IL today.

Updated 09/06/05: Megan travelled to Mascutah, IL with the Rogers family today.

Updated 09/14/05: Adam & Megan travelled with the rest of the Rogers family to Louisville on 9/13. She and Adam are staying at Barry's Mom's farm in Bagdad, Kentucky.

Updated 09/19/05: Adam & Megan traveled with the rest of the Rogers family and Barry to a hotel in Nashville. They are contemplating flying back to Florida to acquire a vehicle that will take them to the Washington, D.C. area where they should be able to find jobs, thanks to Janis' cousin.

Updated 09/23/05: Megan is back in Mascoutah, IL with the Rogers family.

Updated 09/25/05: Chuck & Janis dropped Megan and Adam off at Boomer's in Sturtevant, WI. Boomers is a pool hall owned by Adam's friend Pete.

Updated 09/29/05: Megan and Adam were dropped off in Chicago last night, where they stayed with Sean & Juli Green. They had return tickets to Orlando today. They intend to purchase a car and then travel to New Orleans, at least temporarily, to assess the situation there and then decide if they will come back right away, or wait a few months.

Updated 10/11/05: Megan and Adam got a ride to Tallahassee from their friend Brad, and were met there by Chuck & Janis yesterday. They are back in New Orleans.

Updated 10/14/05: Megan got a job in the French Quarter. I will post more information when I have it.

Updated 10/15/05: Megan's new job is at Schiro's in the Marigny. It is a quaint little place, with a bed and breakfast upstairs. I helped set up the wiresless network there.

Updated 12/17/05: Megan left Schiro's and is now working at O'Henry's in the CBD.

Updated 02/18/06: Megan quit O'Henry's and is working at the Holiday Inn in the French Quarter.

Updated 08/29/07: Megan has moved to Pensacola, FL where she hopes to go back to school and resume her studies towards becoming a Marine biologist.

Jaclyn McCabe (225- 281-3715)

(Coop's regular)

Updated 09/09/05: Fay reports that Jaclyn and Joey decided to leave early for Orlando and are already there.

Updated 09/19/05: I got the following email from Jaclyn today:

I miss you guys. I was just letting you know that I am safe in orlando. I got an apartment, a job, and registered for classes at UCF. Lia, Steve, and Fay visited this weekend, we had so much fun drinking Jaeger, sipping champagne, and late night swimming in a downtown Orlando Lake (i'm sure highly illegal). I'll send you pics later.

Fay and I decided that she and Michael would live in my house in New Orleans while I stay here and finish out the semester. I think we'll go back next week to clean out the house and she will move in.

How are you all? Tell everyone I said Hi. I miss you guys.

Love, Jaclyn

Updated 10/03/05: Jaclyn was in New Orleans today, cleaning her house, which had minimal damage (the ceiling in the back bathroom fell in, and the humane society broke in and allowed cats to stay in her house. Looters took all her licquor and her brand new pots and pans. But all-in-all she considers herself lucky. She is enrolled in college in Orlando and will drive back and forth every couple of weeks. Fay and her family will be staying at her house for the forseeable future.

Updated 10/16/05: Jaclyn brought Mama back with her. She will be in town for a few days (Mama is staying in New Orleans.)

Updated 11/19/05: Added Jaclyn's Cell Phone number.

Updated 08/29/07: Jaclyn has opened Volptuous Vixen, a plus-sized clothing boutique in the French Quarter.

Updated 08/2915: Jaclyn closed Volptuous Vixen, and moved to Beverly Hills where she opened a plus-sized clothing boutique.

Jim Monaghan

(owner, Molly's at the Market)

Mike Moses (504-310-1184)

(Nicole Deshotel; Coop's regular)

Updated 09/04/05: Adam got a text message last night that they had left Nichole's parent's house. We don't know where they are going, but heard from others that they plan to relocate to Los Angeles.

Updated 09/09/05: Adam got a text message from Mike last night telling him they were in Los Angeles. I spoke with Mike this afternoon. He said their hearts are in New Orleans, and they hope to return when the city is back up and running. Until then, they are going to try to get jobs in the Los Angeles area. Mike said that they have been in contact with their bosses and landlords in New Orleans and that the restaurant where Nicole worked, the Crazy Lobster, was set on fire (it was located near the Convention Center). No word on the extent of the damage yet.

Updated 10/19/05: Nichole and Mike are planning on coming back to the city in December, just before Christmas.

Updated 12/31/05: Nichole and Mike are back in the city for the New Year's holiday. They will be leaving briefly to visit friends in North Carolina, and then will be moving back to New Orleans.

Updated 02/18/06: Mike is working as a part-time bartender at Coop's Place.

Updated 08/29/07: Mike and Nicole are back in New Orleans and have a new baby boy, Cameron. Mike is no longer working at Coop's Place, and he and Nicole have purchased a house in the River Ridge area, west of New Orleans.

Updated 08/29/15: Mike and Nicole are divorced. Mike has remarried and moved to Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Jason Palmer

(Amber Dodge; Coop's Place cook)

Updated 09/05/05: Jason called the house of Jaclyn's parents looking for Lia and left a message that he was in Iowa and wanted Amber to call him. Unfortunately, he did not leave a number.

Updated 09/14/05: Janis spoke with Jason yesterday. He is fine and has a job in Kansas City. It was a very brief call, as he was running out of minutes on his phone.

Updated 10/14/05: Amber has spoken with Jason and says he is very happy in Kansas City with a great job that pays well and includes benefits. He does not intend on returning to New Orleans.

Updated 11/12/05: As yet more proof that no matter how much things change, they always stay the same, Jason has returned to New Orleans, despite claims that he would not. He arrived at Coop's Place last night, where he will resume working, and the first words out of his mouth were "Alright, who burned down my kitchen!" (See Updates #48 and #49 for more details on this.) We are really happy to have him back.

Updated 11/22/05: Purchased a bike and lock for Jason from the MacChuck Katrina fund. This was so he had transportation to and from his apartment to Coop's (about 3 miles one way).

Updated 12/17/05: Jason has been staying with us for the last week and a half, and will stay with us until he finds his own place.

Updated 02/18/06: Well, Jason's week-and-a-half turned into about two months. We were glad to have him. The food was awsome! He is now renting the other half of the house Lia Iverson bought.

Updated 07/22/06: Jason had another falling out with Coop and has left employment at Coop's Place.

Updated 08/29/07: Jason worked for about a year at "13," a restaurant owned by Jim Monahan. He is now working at Juan's Flying Burrito.

Updated 08/29/15: Jason came back to Coop's Place for awhile as head chef, and then quit and moved to Iowa.

Andrea Pardo

(Andreas Pardo, Cary Rogers)

Updated 09/04/05: Andrea arrived in Illinois with Janis and Jarret and joined Cary and Chuck at Janis' brother's house in Manteno.

Updated 09/06/05: Andrea travelled to Mascutah, IL with the Rogers family today.

Updated 09/14/05: Andrea travelled with the Rogers family to Louisville, where she is staying with Jim Eiseman (along with Cary, Chuck, Janis, and Jarret).

Updated 09/19/05: Andrea is in Nashville with the the Rogers family.

Updated 09/23/05: Andrea is back in Mascoutah, IL with the Rogers family.

Updated 09/27/05: Andrea traveled to Racine with the rest of the Rogers family. She and Cary are staying with Dan & Bonnie Cruz.

Updated 10/03/05: Andrea is in Manteno, IL at the home of Bernie Nagel, Janis' brother.

Updated 10/08/05: Andrea is back in New Orleans, staying (along with Cary) at the Rogers' house.

Updated 11/12/05: We had a going away cookout for Andrea on Thursday night. It was a great evening. We deep fried THREE Turkeys, cooked 32 hamburgers, 12 chicken breasts, and about 3 dozen lamb ribs.

Updated 02/25/06: Andrea has come back to stay with us for Mardi Gras and beyond.

Updated 08/29/15: Andrea and Cary got married, then separated about four years ago, and were finally divorced. Andrea moved back to Ecuador for awhile. Last I heard she had f9und a job somewhere in Texas.

Andres Pardo

(Andrea Pardo)

Updated 09/04/05:After driving from New Orleans to Copperas Cove, TX, then from there to Mascoutah, IL Andreas discovered his car needed about $1500 of work on the brakes. He elected to sell it instead. Initially he was offered $400, but Janis' frend JoLynn stepped in and causally mentioned he was from New Orleans and he was able to sell it for $1300. He packed up his artwork (the only stuff he got out of New Orleans) to ship it to New York. JoLynn stepped in again and they gave him the packing materials for free. Andreas is leaving for New York this afternoon by bus.

Zak Phieffer

(Angelique Carson; Coop's Place Cook)

Updated 09/29/05: Angelique and Zak will meet up with Lia and Steve in Hammond, then rent a UHaul, load up their stuff, and move to St. Petersburg for the foressable future.

Updated 10/03/05: Zak is with Lia, Steve, and Angelique in Hammond, waiting for a UHaul trailer to become available for moving their stuff.

Updated 08/29/07: Zak is back in New Orleans and working at the Grapevine Wine Bar and Bistro.

Updated 08/29/15: Zak and Angelique were married a few years ago. He has worked a couple of different places the past few years.

Tom Rick

(Coop's regular, buggy driver)

Updated 10/16/05: Mama reports that Tom is safe and beginning a new chapter in his life, outside of New Orleans and Louisiana.

Updated 8/29/15: Tom moved to Cincinnati. He comes back to New Orleans every Mardi Gras and usually stays with us.

Jesse Robinson (512-634-7458)

(Coop's regular)

Updated 09/17/05: I spoke with Jesse this afternoon. He is in Austin at a friend's house.

Updated 09/29/05: Jesse text messaged me. He is on his way to Little Rock, Arkansas.

Updated 10/03/05: You can see a picture of Jesse's tattoo in Update #35.

Updated 10/04/05: Jesse called me this morning from Jackson, MS. Peter was going to pick him up and drive him to New Orleans this afternoon.

Updated 10/05/05: Jesse made it back to New Orleans and was at Coop's Place today.

Updated 10/09/05: Jesse treated us to some fire juggling last night. You can read about it in Update #41.

Updated 08/05/06: Jesse has moved back to Minnesota but promises to be a frequent visitor to New Orleans.

Laura Roe (504-905-4035)

(Coop's Place bartender)

Updated 09/27/05: Laura returned to New Orleans yesterday by plane and was picked up at the airport by Coop.

Updated 09/29/05: Laura helped Coop clean up and open the bar. She is currently sleeping on the pool table at Coop's Place until she can get back into her house.

Updated 10/11/05: Laura is back in her own home.

Updated 12/17/05: Laura had a great Christmas party this past Thursday. You can see some pictures in Update #54.

Updated 06/03/06: Laura has headed to upstate New York, where she spends each summer as the Costume Mistress for a rennaissance fair.

Updated 08/29/15: Laura still spends her summers in New York, but the rest of the year she works at Coop's Place.

Adam Rogers 

(Chuck Rogers, Janis Rogers, Cary Rogers, Jarret Rogers; Coop's Place bartender)

Updated 9/04/05: Adam and Megan flew into Chicago last night and stayed. They were picked up by Janis' sister Cathy and stayed at their house last night. They will join us at Janis' brother's house in Manteno later today.

Updated 09/06/05: Adam is in Mascutah, IL with the rest of the Rogers family.

Updated 09/14/05: Adam & Megan travelled with the rest of the Rogers family to Louisville on 9/13. He and Megan are staying at Barry's Mom's farm in Bagdad, Kentucky.

Updated 09/19/05: Adam & Megan traveled with the rest of the Rogers family and Barry to a hotel in Nashville. They are contemplating flying back to Florida to acquire a vehicle that will take them to the Washington, D.C. area where they should be able to find jobs, thanks to Janis' cousin.

Updated 09/23/05: Adam is back in Mascoutah, IL with the rest of the Rogers family.

Updated 09/27/05: Chuck & Janis dropped Adam & Megan off at Boomer's in Sturtevant, WI. Boomers is a pool hall owned by Adam's friend Pete. They will stay with Pete in Racine until Wednesday afternoon.

Updated 09/29/05: Megan and Adam were dropped off in Chicago last night, where they stayed with Sean & Juli Green. They had return tickets to Orlando today. They intend to purchase a car and then travel to New Orleans, at least temporarily, to assess the situation there and then decide if they will come back right away, or wait a few months.

Updated 10/11/05: Adam & Megan got a ride to Tallahassee yesterday from their friend Brad, where they met Chuck & Janis who gave them a ride back to New Orleans.

Updated 10/19/05: Adam auditioned to be the piano player in Harry Anderson's act at Oswald's at the corner of Decatur and Esplanade. He said the audition went well.

Updated 11/05/05: Adam did not get the gig at Harry Anderson's place. They decided to go with someone who could both play the piano and sing.

Updated 12/17/05: Adam played for Laura's party this past Thursday and got a one-night gig playing at Harry Anderson's Oswald's tonight.

Updated 08/29/07: Adam continues to work at Coop's Place. He is also starting to play out when he can.

Updated 08/29/15: Adam is General Manager and co-owner of Buffa's Bar & Restaurant. He is married to Kasey Turgeau and their son Benjamin was born on May 8, 2013.

Cary Rogers (504-415-1921)

(Chuck Rogers, Janis Rogers, Adam Rogers, Jarret Rogers; Coop's Place bartender)

He will have a job waiting for him at Coop's Place when it re-opens, but we don't know when that will be. Until then, he will spend some time with us and then probably move back to Wisconsin temporarily where he has been offered his old job back until he can return to New Orleans.

Updated 09/04/05: Cary us with all of us at Janis' brother's house in Manteno, IL.

Updated 09/06/05: Cary is in Mascutah, IL with the rest of the Rogers family.

Updated 09/14/05: Cary is in Louisville, staying with Jim Eiseman with Andrea, Chuck, Janis, and Jarret.

Updated 09/19/05: Cary is in Nashville with the rest of the Rogers family.

Updated 09/23/05: Cary is back in Mascoutah, IL with the rest of the Rogers family.

Updated 09/27/05: Cary and Andrea are staying with Dan and Bonnie Cruz in Racine, WI.

Updated 10/03/05: Cary traveled with Chuck to New Orleans, leaving on 10/1/05 and arriving in New Orleans on the morning of 10/2/05.

Updated 08/29/07: Cary continues to bartend at Coop's Place. He lives in the French Quarter with Andrea.

Updated 08/29/15: Cary continues to bartend at Coop's Place. He married and then later divorced Andrea. He also helps manage Buffa's Bar & Restaurant, where he is also co-owner.

Chuck Rogers 

(Janis Rogers, Cary Rogers, Adam Rogers, Jarret Rogers; Coop's Place web master)

I am lucky because most of my income is not dependent on anyone or anything in New Orleans. I can do my job pretty much wherever there is an Internet connection. Since I am not obliged to live anywhere for awhile, I think we will spend a little time visiting people we haven't seen in a long time. It's a great time to strengthen and renew relationships with family and long lost friends.

Updated 09/04/05: We will stay at Janis' brother's house for a couple of days, then head down to JoLynn's house in Mascoutah on Tuesday.

Updated 09/06/05: We left using Janis' nephew's Jeep and Cary's car, 7 nomads, for a friend of Janis' in Mascutah, IL. This will be our base of operations for the next week. Janis and I both have a lot of work to do. Unlike most others who have been displaced from their homes, we can continue to work as long as we have Internet access.

Updated 09/14/05: We left Mascoutah yesterday and drove to Louisville where we attended a fund raiser for New Orleans held at Cafe Lou Lou's. We will be staying with Jim and Helen Eiseman through Sunday and attending the Bourbon Fest in Bardstown, KY.

Updated 09/19/05: We left Kentucky, and the hospitality of both Jim and Helen in Louisville and the Franklin family in Bagdad, KY. We are staying at a Fairfield Inn near Opryland in Nashville. We had originally planned on staying only a day, then driving to Ponchatoula, LA, but have decided to wait until Rita passes well out of the path to New Orleans before continuing south.

Updated 09/23/05: With Rita creating more havoc in New Orleans, we decided to head north again. So we are back in Mascoutah, IL. Cary, Jarret and I will take Barry to a friend's place in Galena, Missouri tomorrow while Janis, Adam, Megan, and Andrea wait here for us to return on Sunday or Monday, at which time we will caravan up to Janis' brother's house in Manteno.

Updated 09/27/05: We decided to go to Racine because we could see our former family Doctor there and get inocculated against the variety of diseases that may await us in New Orleans. We dropped Adam and Megan off at Boomer's, a pool hall owned by Adam's friend Pete. Cary and Andrea went to Dan's house. We then headed back south to Libertyville, IL where we stayed with Janis' sister Cathy in order to finalize the purchase of their Jeep. We will head back up to Racine (only 45 minutes north) later today.

Updated 10/03/05: We left Libertyville for Racine on 9/28/05, where we stayed with out good friends Judy & Ralph Paulson. While there, we had to have some work done on the Jeep, but Cary and I were able to leave Racine about 11 AM on 10/01/05. We met up with Barry and Tom West in St. Louis and then traveled to Ponchatoula where Keith Davis had Cinnamon Rolls and Coffee - and four cases of water bottles - waiting for us. We made it to New Orleans around 9:30 AM yesterday, 10/2/05.

Updated 12/17/05: I got a call from A-1 Outboards this week. They were supposed to be working on my boat before Katrina hit, but I didn't think they were able to get to it. Turns out they pulled my boat out and they say it is OK. Don't know about the motor yet. You can find out more information in Update #54.

Updated 07/01/06: Finally got my boat from A-1 Outboards this past Monday. They moved their business to Poplarville, MS due to the destruction in St. Bernard Parish. I haven't had time to go out on it yet.

Updated 08/29/07: My boat is sitting in my driveway, awaiting my ability to afford a trolling motor before we go out fishing again.

Updated 08/29/15: Got rid of the boat. Left MacSpeech before it was sold. Now I continue to help Mac and iOS users in New Orleans as well as help with marketing and accounting for Buffa's.

Janis Rogers 

(Chuck Rogers, Cary Rogers, Adam Rogers, Jarret Rogers; Coop's Place bookkeeper)

Updated 09/04/05: We will stay at Janis' brother's house for a couple of days, then head down to JoLynn's house in Mascoutah on Tuesday.

Updated 09/06/05: Janis is in Mascutah, IL at the home of one of her friends, and in the company of the rest of her family.

Updated 09/14/05: Janis is in Louisville at the home of Jim and Helen Eiseman, and in the company of the rest of her family.

Updated 09/19/05: Janis is in Nashville with the rest of the Rogers family.

Updated 09/23/05: Janis is back in Mascoutah, IL with the rest of the Rogers family.

Updated 09/27/05: Janis is with Chuck in Libertyville, IL and will head to Racine later today.

Updated 10/3/05: Janis spent Saturday with her sister Clare in Aurora, IL, and visited with her niece Terri, who was visiting from her job with Oracle in London England. She then went to her brother Bernie's house. She will be returning to New Orleans later this week (hopefully).

Updated 10/08/05: Janis returned to New Orleans today with Jarret and Andrea.

Updated 10/14/05: Janis is in Salem, NH until 10/22, working for MacSpeech.

Updated 10/22/05: Janis comes home today - hopefully to stay for awhile.

Updated 12/17/05: Janis returns to New Orleans (again) today. She has been in New Hampshire since Tuesday working for MacSpeech.

Updated 07/01/06: Janis goes in for a hysterectomy this coming Thursday. She'll be laid up for at least 2 weeks where she literally won't be able to do much of anything, and another 4 weeks where she won't feel like doing anything.

Updated 07/22/06: Janis' recovery is going well.

Updated 08/29/07: Janis has completely recovered from her surgery and is kept extremely busy working for Jim Wilkinson as well as MacSpeech. She often accompanies Chuck on his trips.

Updated 08/29/15: Janis had knee replacement surgery three years ago she has been working for the West Bank Levee District for six years. As long as she works there, she will be among the first 200 or so people to know if a storm is heading towards New Orleans. She also makes 2-3 cheesecakes each week for Buffa's.

Jarret Rogers

(Chuck Rogers, Janis, Rogers, Cary Rogers, Adam Rogers; Coop's Place dishwasher)

Updated 09/06/05: Jarret is in Mascoutah, IL with the rest of the Rogers family.

Updated 09/14/05: Jarret is in Louisville with the rest of the Rogers family.

Updated 09/19/05: Jarret is in Nashville with the rest of the Rogers family.

Updated 09/23/05: Jarret is back in Mascoutah, IL with the rest of the Rogers family.

Updated 09/27/05: Jarret is with Chuck & Janis in Libertyville, IL and will head to Racine later today.

Updated 10/03/05: Jarret is with Janis and Andrea in Manteno, IL and will probably head to New Orleans within a week or so.

Updated 10/08/05: Jarret returned to New Orleans today with Janis and Andrea. Coop immediately put him to work since they are still short on dishwashers.

Updated 10/16/05: Jarret has been promoted to a cook at Coop's Place, with quite a raise in pay!

Updated 10/22/05: Today is Jarret's 20th birthday.

Updated 02/18/06: Jarret has returned to school at University of New Orleans, and continues to work in the kitchen at Coop's Place.

Updated 08/29/07: Jarret was promoted to cook soon after the last entry, and was on a path to become head chef at Coop's Place after Jason Palmer left. This was not a career move in which he was interested. He has left Coop's Place to work at the Grapevine Wine Bar & Bistro. He promises that this change will allow him to be more diligent in his school studies.

Updated 08/29/15: Jarret left the Grapevine to manage the kitchen at Buffa's where he is also co-owner. He continues to do that today. To save money he moved in with Chuck & Janis in 2010. He moved out to an apartment above Buffa's last month.

Kim Runge

(Jeff "Coop" Cooperman)

Updated 09/19/05: Kim is in Covington with Coop, Judith (Jordan's grandmother) and Jordan.

Updated 10/03/05: Kim is with Coop at Coop's Place, but will soon rejoin her parents in Houston.

Updated 10/08/05: According to Coop, Kim has rejoined her parents in Houston.

Updated 10/23/05: Kim is back in New Orleans.

Updated 08/29/07: Kim and Coop have not been seeing each other since sometime in 2006.

Fay Sanchez

(Coop's Place bartender)

Updated 09/04/05: Fay continues to make the best out of the situation, with frequent text message's to Cary with things like "Yaeger Time," a reference to her drink of choice, shots of Yaegermeister.

Updated 09/16/05: She is planning on going to her home in Chalmette when authorities there allow her back in (September 28th, we think). She will most likely stay with Dan Zimmerman for awhile.

Updated 09/27/05: According to Bob, Fay and Peter left Florida to return to New Orleans yesterday and would be staying at Dan Zimmerman's house.

Updated 10/03/05: Fay worked an almost "normal" shift at Coop's Place yesterday. It was good to see her behind the bar.

Updated 0829/15: Fay continues to hold down the daytime shifts Thursday through Sunday at Coop's Place.

Jeff "Doc" Schaeffer

(Jeff "Coop" Cooperman; Coop's regular)

Updated 09/09/05: According to Coop, Doc is staying with his sister in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Updated 10/03/05: Coop heard from Doc today. He is in Slidell, where he will administer electronic versions of his UNO courses from a local high schoool.

Updated 12/17/05: Coop found Doc's Boat in the marsh about a half mile or so from where it was housed in Shell Beach. It is sitting upside down. We plan to go see what it will take to get it out next week. More details and pictures can be found in Update #54.

Joey Screws

(Coop's Place dishwasher & regular)

Updated 09/09/05: According to Fay, Joey is with Jaclyn in Orlando.

Updated 10/03/05: Joey came back to New Orleans with Jaclyn and will be staying here.

Updated 11/05/05: Added Joey's email address (click on his name to send him email).

Updated 8/29/15: Joey passed away earlier this year after suffering a heart attack at his home.

Tom Taylor

(Coop's Place part-time employee and regular)

Updated 09/06/05: Tom reported in from Meridian, MS. He is on the way to Atlanta to live with his sister until he can get back into the city.

Updated 09/27/05: Bob reports that Tom lost everything in his first floor, mid-city apartment.

Updated 10/03/05: Tom emailed Chuck his story. He is still in Atlanta, and doing great.

Updated 10/06/05: Tom text-messaged me his new cell phone number from the stands above centerfield at tonight's Atlanta Brave's game. Looks like he is getting dug in there (in the Atlanta area, not the Brave's game).

Updated 10/11/05: Both Chuck & Janis spoke with Tom. He does not know when or if he will be coming back to New Orleans.

Updated 11/29/05: I sent Tom a check for $150 from the MacChuck Katrina Fund so he could have some dental work done.

Updated 12/17/05: Tom reports he plans to be back in New Orleans to stay before Christmas.

Updated 02/18/06: Tom decided to move to Richmond, VA instead of coming back to New Orleans. He is working at a place called "Stool Pidgeons," which is a large sports bar in Richmond.

Updated 06/03/06: Tom returned to the Atlanta area and is now working at a place called Nonna Maria's in Stockbridge, GA.

Updated 07/01/06: Tom has returned to New Orleans and can be found working part time at Coop's Place, among other places.

Updated 08/29/07: Tom is no longer working at Coop's Place, but remains in New Orleans.

Updated 08/29/15: Tom worked at Café Beignet on Bourbon street for a couple of years, then went back to Atlanta to help take care of his sister. He came back to New Orleans three years ago and has been working at Buffa's.

Jeff Underwood

(Coop's regular)

Update 09/04/05: Jeff left Florida and is now in Detroit, at the Detroit Music Festival.

Update 09/29/05: Joe Fontana reports that Jeff will come back to the city next Wednesday.

Updated 10/09/05: Added new picture. See Jeff's story about playing Tuba with Dave Brubeck in Update #41.

Updated 08/29/07: Jeff Underwood has purchased Buffa's bar on Esplanade, just across from the French Quarter.

Updated 08/29/15: Jeff sold Buffa's to the Rogers family in December of 2010, but not before making it a 24/7 bar and starting to establish it as a great place to hear music in New Orleans. Jeff still lives in New Orleans.

Philip Weddle

(Coop's regular and native of New Orleans)

Updated 09/23/05: Adam heard from Philip yesterday. He is in St. Rose and looking forward to getting back into the city where he will join a construction crew and help with the rebuilding effort.

Tom West

(Coop's Place employee)

Updated 09/09/05: Tom was evacuated by helicopter on Monday 8/29 after the storm and made it to Charlotte, North Carolina. From there he headed to his parent's house near Tulsa. He will remain there until he can get back into the city and return to his job at Coop's Place.

Updated 09/15/05: Janis spoke with Tom today. He confirmed that he and Travis were evacuated together and then were split up. He reported that people were just waiting for them to leave so they could loot the place. Tom is anxious to get back to work at Coop's Place.

Updated 09/29/05: Janis spoke with Tom on Tuesday. He is iching to get back to the city, and back to his job at Coop's.

Updated 09/30/05: Tom will either fly in on Sunday or drive in with Chuck (if he can get a bus ride to St. Louis).

Updated 10/03/05: Tom met Cary, Chuck, and Barry in St. Louis and rode down to New Orleans with them. He will be working at Coop's Place tomorrow.

Updated 11/12/05: I neglected to update this earlier. Tom quit Coop's Place in order to concentrate more on repairing his apartment. He reportedly was offered a job closer to his home that paid more money, but I haven't been able to confirm this.

Updated 12/17/05: It is rumored that Tom has taken a job as head chef at the Courtyard Café and Deli, which just so happens to be right next door to Coop's Place. That should be interesting.

Updated 12/24/05: Tom has indeed landed as Head Chef at the Courtyard Café and Deli. Jason reports he makes a mean chili dog, and Fay says the Roast Beef Po Boy is one of the best she has ever had.

Updated 08/29/07: The Courtyard Cafe is no more (it is now Pravda), and Tom is no longer cooking there.

Jim & Sarah Wilkinson

(Janis Rogers)

Updated 09/12/05: Janis spoke with Jim. They are at a cousin's house in Texas, and doing fine. They anticipate returning to New Orleans by November 1st.

Updated 11/12/05: Jim and Sarah are in town and joined us for our going away cookout for Andrea.

Updated 08/29/15: Jim and Sarah still live in the New Orleans area, and Jim still maintains his consulting business.

Dan Zimmerman

(Coop's regular)

Updated 09/15/05: DR got an email from Dan on September 2, but forgot to forward it to me. Dan, rick & their friend Terry Merlenbach went to Pensacola Beach on Saturday 9/3, on to Panama City Beach Sunday 9/4. Thursday 9/8 they drove to St. Louis. (Terry's family is there). Dan reports he and Rick will probably there for the duration.

Updated 09/16/05: Fay spoke with Dan yesterday. He is already back in New Orleans. His house escaped major damage, although the floors had buckled. He was at Molly's when Fay spoke with him.

Updated 08/2915: Dan still lives in New Orleans and works for one of the larger law firms in town.

NO

PICTURE

Anthony

(Coop's regular)

Updated 09/25/05: According to Glen Cozzi, Anthony made it to Berkeley, CA, where he found a job.

Updated 12/24/05: According to Glen Cozzi, Anthony will be returning to New Orleans in January.

NO

PICTURE

Auggy

(Coop's regular)

Updated 10/23/05: Auggy was at Coop's Place last night. He left New Orleans on Wednesday after Katrina hit and went to Lake Charles. He then visited family in Louisiana and returned to New Orleans on 10/22/05.

NO

PICTURE

Bob

(Kevin; Coop's regular)

Updated 09/27/05: Bob is in Ohio, working on his Mom's roof. He is looking forward to getting back to the city, but he also lost everything in his mid-city apartment.

NO

PICTURE

Bubba

(Coop's regular)

Updated 09/25/05: Bubba is reportedly working as a bartender at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter.

NO

PICTURE

Cameron

(owner, The Abbey)

Updated 10/27/05: Cameron and Joan are back and the Abbey is open.

NO

PICTURE

Cheryl

(Coop's regular)

Updated 09/30/05: Laura reports Cheryl flew in Sunday 9/25/05, and is very happy to be home.

Updated 10/14/05: Cheryl was in the bar the other day and briefly related how she left in a pick up truck with 9 other people, driving through the rain. I will provide more details when I get them.

NO

PICTURE

Dairobi

(Amber Dodge; Coop's Place employee)

Updated 10/14/05: I spoke with Amber today. She and Dairobi are fine, but Dairobi can't get work because he does not have any identification with him. They are still waiting for their FEMA payments, but are loving life in Oregon and are adamant that they will not be coming back to New Orleans.

Updated 08/29/07: Dairobi is back in New Orleans and working at Coop's Place.

NO

PICTURE

Joan

(owner, The Abbey)

Updated 10/27/05: Cameron and Joan are back and the Abbey is open.

Kevin

(Bob; Coop's regular)

Updated 09/27/05: According to Bob, Kevin is still in Panama City.

Updated 10/09/05: Kevin is back in New Orleans and stopped by Coop's Place last night.

NO

PICTURE

Lisa

(Coop's regular, French Market employee)

Minnesota Jim

(Coop's regular)

Updated 09/30/05: Laura reports that Jim is back in New Orleans after hopping around between many cities.

NO

PICTURE

Mona

(Coop's regular, French Market employee)

Update 09/06/05: Mona left New Orleans and is in a shelter in Destin, Florida with 36 family members.