BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Former firefighter Captain Michael Antoine said he was just a kid, working for the New Orleans Fire Department.

"I've been a first responder since I was 19. I joined the New Orleans Fire Department as a firefighter EMT, and my career just progressed through that," said Antoine.

But the memory of the storm stuck with him. Antoine vividly remembers seeing people on their roofs, calling and waiting for help.

"You're talking about 80% of the city just totally underwater. You know, unfortunately, we did see dead bodies and kids and folks who did not make it through that storm. So that was most of the terrifying moments, he said. "That was probably the worst event I've experienced in my 23 years of being in public service. I have not witnessed anything com

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