Hurricane Katrina — After the Storm

And, so were the damages to Pel Hughes. “Every piece of equipment, including three Heidelbergs, sat in two feet of water for three weeks,” Levy exclaims. “Our damages totaled $5.85 million.”

However, like many people affected by Katrina, a lot of printers pulled together in the face of disaster.

“It was very humbling to see the support that we received from other printers—even our competitors,” Levy recalls. “I feel like we became ‘brothers in arms!’ We now mutually respect each other for having survived such devastation.”