Master P Sends Crew to Help After Tornadoes Hit New Orleans
After two tornadoes touched down leaving a path of destruction in New Orleans, rapper and entrepreneur, Master P sent a crew from his foundation to help clean up his hometown. Team Hope helped clean the streets of New Orleans, retrieved items from homes that suffered damage, and provided assistance to senior citizens as they completed damage claim forms.
Master P, whose real name is Percy Robert Miller, is a proud New Orleans native and has consistently shown up for his city. This time was no exception, his crew was on site the morning after the tornadoes to help assist with clean up efforts. They also handed out water and food to displaced residents.
Master P said “It happens so much and you don’t want to get used to it, but it just happens so much. New Orleans is a place that we just have to keep getting back up and be thankful for everyday of life. Anybody else across the country that’s experiencing any type of thing where you say to yourself ‘I’m not where I want to be at..’ New Orleans is a place where you could have a house one day and then it’ll be gone and all your stuff is outside on the road. We are stronger together and we’re going to get through this.”
He added “It’s a blessing to be able to be out there, especially for the elderly. We’re making sure the elderly have wheelchairs, glasses, food, water. I want to thank everybody for supporting us and getting out there and volunteering because without us coming together, this wouldn’t happen so quick.”
Gov. John Bel Edwards of Louisiana declared a state of emergency in four parishes in the New Orleans area after the National Weather Service confirmed that two tornadoes had hit the area: one in Lacombe, north of the city across Lake Pontchartrain, and another that tore through both the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish.
One person was killed, hundreds injured and over 8,000 were left without power after the storm. Search-and-rescue crews surveyed heavily damaged homes and debris-filled streets after tornadoes ripped through the New Orleans area. The weather service rated the St. Bernard tornado was at least an EF-3, characterized by wind speeds of 136 to 165 mph, making it the most powerful tornado to hit the region since 2017.
