Sittin on Saint Andrew

About the Book

Sittin on Saint Andrew Street is a sampling of New Orleans Gumbo. It is an account of true life struggles of families and individuals who are trying to find their place in society. These very same families and individuals are indeed searching for a better quality of life. The entire setting is based on events pre and post Hurricane Katrina, August 29, 2005. Between the pages of this book, there is something everyone can relate to. Such things as that family member no wants to talk about or the daily struggle of living from pay check to pay check. The individual stories are not reflected of everyone on Saint Andrew Street. The book will surely take you on a journey and challenge your very own principals and standards. The book also brings out the many efforts by the small business owners to bring forth change in this urban community. Sure, the Saint Andrew Street community has its problems like any other community in any part of the world. But what makes this community unique is that it has not forgotten the basics. This community remembers to treat people the way you would want to be treated. This community has not lost its sense of pride, self-worth and value.

About the Author

Paul Johnson, currently a second year student at Grand Canyon University located in Phoenix AZ., with a major in psychology. He is an alumnus of McDonogh 35 Senior High School, Class of 1984. He is a United States Marine Corps Combat Veteran of eleven plus years, assigned to such units as Special Operations Training Group,Small Boat Platoon, Okinawa Japan and served in the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991. He is a former Law Enforcement Officer for the City of New Orleans and after hurricane Katrina, relocated to the City of Tuscaloosa, Alabama where he applied for and became a Police Officer for the City of New Port Alabama. He is a former Drug Abuse Resistance Education Officer and School Resource Officer. He is a proud father and lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.