You may recall a story surfacing from Hurricane Katrina that many refer to as an act of heroism, about a man taking a school bus to rescue people from flooding.

WDSU reporter Shay O'Connor told the story of Jabbar Gibson and where he is today. Advertisement

Jabar Gibson said, "Hopefully I played a good role and impacted lives. In saving people. I am just glad I did it. I do not regret it."

Gibson is reflecting on Hurricane Katrina from a federal prison in New Hampshire.

"I was actually in the Fisher Project. They were saying there was a storm coming. But we didn't know how serious it was going to be," said Gibson.

He said he was only 20 years old and could barely drive during Hurricane Katrina, when he, his mom and family members rode the storm out from their housing development in A

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