“New Orleans has been through a lot to the point where in some cases the feeling was we may have lost everything. It may never come back the same. Storms teach us that our greatest treasures aren’t the things we own. They’re the people we love, and the way we show up for one another. It reminds us to hold our loved ones a little closer, to love a little harder, to laugh a little louder, and to never take a single day for granted. Sometimes it takes losing what can be replaced to truly appreciate the things that can’t.”

Drew Brees · said 2026-08-08 · reported 2026-08-08

Brees reflected on New Orleans enduring hardships and how storms teach people to value loved ones.