U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, left, welcomes Donna Bell and her family into their home during a dedication ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 8.
Donna Bell, a quadriplegic whose family home took in 10 feet of water during the Great Flood of 2016, makes her way down the sidewalk prior to a home dedication ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 8. The Fuller Center, AmeriCorps, and Christ Community Church all sent volunteers to help in the rebuilding of the Bell family home.
A sign welcomes back Teressa and Donna Bell, whose Denham Springs home took in 10 feet of water during the Great Flood of 2016.
Peter Salemme, right, hands Teressa Bell a brown leather-bound Bible, one of two gifts she and her daughter Donna received during a home dedication on Thursday, Nov. 8. The Bells’ home took in 10 feet of water during the Great Flood of 2016, leaving them to live in a small trailer for the last two years.
Peter Salemme, left, explains all that went into rebuilding the Bell family home. Also pictured, from left, are Barbara Stewart, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency that runs AmeriCorps, and Donna Bell.
Pictured in the middle of the sitting room floor is a mosaic of an owl Donna Bell sketched with her mouth. Donna, a quadriplegic, says she’s the only mouth artist in the state, and her Facebook account is filled with her life-like drawings and paintings of people, animals, and landscapes.
Pictured is one of the bedrooms in the Bell family home, which took in 10 feet of water during the Great Flood of 2016.
Pictured is the master bathroom in the Bell family home, which took in 10 feet of water during the Great Flood of 2016.
New green cabinets were placed in the Bell family home during its renovation. Peter Salemme, who led the rebuild, said the cabinets and countertops were given free of charge.
