HOUSTON – Born in New Orleans and about as Cajun as they come, D.J. Augustin and his family had a tradition they lived by when a hurricane headed toward the Crescent City: They’d load up the car, drive somewhere not too far away, treat the trip like a family vacation and return home soon afterward.
That tradition, one that a family man like Augustin cherished so much because it brought him closer to the ones he loved the most, changed forever on August 28, 2005. As it turns out, that was the last day that Augustin would ever call New Orleans home.