Like the flood in Jabalia, the story of the Great Mississippi Flood starts with settlers.
Mary Annaïse Heglar
Mary Annaïse Heglar is the author of the children’s book, The World is Ours to Cherish, and the forthcoming novel, Troubled Waters. Her essays have been published in outlets like The Cut, Rolling Stone, Vox, and the Boston Globe and featured in collections like All We Can Save and The Black Agenda. She is based in New Orleans.