This case study presents an autoethnographic account of the response to Hurricane Katrina on the East Baton Rouge Parish School System in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The parish-wide school system received a significant number of displaced students and families after the storm when thousands evacuated to Baton Rouge. The purpose of this study was twofold: to examine how East Baton Rouge Parish School System systematically dealt with an influx of over 7,000 displaced children and to investigate how I responded as an upper-level district administrator in a tumultuous, unpredictable environment. No procedures, no established protocols, and no guidelines existed for a disaster of this magnitude wherein a school system took in such a significant number of students. While historically other hurricanes had impacted less significant segments of impacted populations temporarily, for many, Katrina's impact was overwhelmingly permanent. [This content is provided in the format of an e-book.]