More than anyone on the current New Orleans roster, veteran guard/forward Garrett Temple knows first-hand why areas in Louisiana need help following the destruction caused by major hurricanes. While attending college at LSU in 2005, Temple had relatives who were forced to move from New Orleans to live with the Temple family in Baton Rouge following Hurricane Katrina.
There are more families in need now along the Gulf South due to the impact of Hurricane Ida in August. As a result, the Pelicans announced Saturday that the organization is donating $100,000 to Nicholls State’s new Campus Emergency & Hurricane Relief Fund.