When Hurricane Katrina approaching New Orleans in August 2005, Dianna Chenevert encourage Domino to evacuate, but he chose to stay home with his family, particularly because of the poor health of his wife. His house is in an area that floods. Chenevert e-mail the author at The Times Picayune and the Coast Guard to the location of dominoes. "
Domino someone thought was dead, and the message spray-painted on his house, "RIP Fats. We will miss you", shows new photos. On September 1, Domino's agent, Al Embry, announced that he had not heard the musician since before the storm hit.
Later that day, CNN reported that Domino rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter. Embry confirms that Domino and his family were saved. Domino family was taken away abaton Rouge after they were taken by JaMarcus Russell, quarterback of the football team at Louisiana State University, and the girlfriend of the little son-Fat. He let the dominoes live in his apartment. The Washington Post reported Sept. 2, they had left Russell's apartment after having slept three nights on the couch. "We lost everything," Domino said, according to the Post.
Until January 2006, the work of the gut and repair Domino's home and office had begun. For now, families that are in Domino Harvey, Louisiana.
Chenevert replace Southern Star Poster Fats Domino missing in Katrina and President George W. Bush also made a personal visit and replaced medal that President Bill Clinton already provided the fat.
