One year after Hurricane Katrina devastated much of the city of New Orleans, one man continues his  fight to resupply the area with the delicious Dutch brew that he feels will bring the city back to it’s glory days.

Many of you are likely familiar with the accompanying photograph of Bartholomew Jenkins taken during a post-Katrina (alleged) looting spree, however you may not be aware of Mr. Jenkins’ side of the story.

“It was a scary day for me,” reported a pensive Jenkins. “Katrina had just hit and people were freaking out. I saw a news report that said that along with the death and destruction, our Heineken reserves were at a dangerously low level. I know what Heiny means to this town. And even though I personally am a Colt .45 man, I knew I had to do something to help save the tourist industry. So I finished the rest of the human leg I was eating, I turned off the 72-inch plasma tv my friend had just given me, and I sprung into action.”

And spring he did. Although admittedly not a strong swimmer, Jenkins made his way up-river (past the Corps of Engineers who were hard at work flooding the town) to Alexandria where he found an intact cache of Heineken at Don Scammel’s abandoned beer distributorship. Jenkins took what he could carry (risking great personal injury by stuffing his pockets with bottles that he knew could break at any moment), and headed back to New Orleans. Jenkins modestly claims that he lost track of exactly how many times he made the trip during the following weeks, but suffice it to say that the shortage did not last.

“I knew we’d be able to settle up with Mr. Scammel later,” said Jenkins. “The important thing was getting the brewskis back to the Big Easy.”

One year later New Orleans continues the rebuilding process but Jenkins continues to hand deliver the beer just as he did when Katrina hit.

“It’s really just a ceremonially thing at this point,” said Jenkins. “But I think that it helps the morale of the city.”

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