Louisiana natives living a nightmare in LA fires [Video]

Patty Ratermann remembers Hurricane Katrina well.It’s been almost 20 years since that devastating storm hit Louisiana and forever changed our way of life.She was a child when she was forced to evacuate, eventually returning to New Orleans to finish high school before moving to New York where she worked as a successful model.Now, the St. Martin’s Episcopal School grad is forced to evacuate again.This time, fleeing her home in the Altadena area of Los Angeles due to wildfires.That happened this week.When Ratermann returned, her home was gone.Completely destroyed by fire.Ratermann is safe and staying at a hotel in Los Angeles.She said the experience she gained during Katrina has helped her to deal with this situation and she’s focused on aiding others in her community as well. Ratermann is the daughter of Frank Ratermnann, a longtime WDSU sales executive who died in 2023.Denege Prudhomme, a publicist based in Santa Monica, works …