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The one thing I remember most about Katrina is Texas. When Katrina was going to hit, my family and I went to stay with my uncle in Houston. Most of the people in the New Orleans Superdome were bused to the Astrodome in…

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HUD Sends New Orleans Bulldozers and $400,000 Apartments for the Holidays\r\n\r\nBy Bill Quigley\r\n\r\nDecember 10, 2007 \r\n\r\nOn the 12th day before Christmas, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…

HUD Sends New…

HUD demolitions draw noose tighter around New Orleans\r\n\r\nBy Bill Quigley, \r\n\r\nOctober 1, 2007 \r\n\r\nOdessa Lewis is 62 years old. When I saw her two weeks ago, she was crying because she is being evicted.…

HUD demolitions draw…

I am a psychiatrist and was working in Houston during Katrina and Rita. I remember going to the local Salvation army to help. Very few doctors were there. I was one of the first, largely because my father was a…

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New Orleanian Joshua Cousin survived Hurricane Katrina & is now blogging at the Houston Astromdome (via Dave Winer). How is it possible? He explains:\r\nThere is an area called ACT Canter (Astrodome Community Technology…

Kaye\'s Hurricane…

TIMELINE:\r\nFri 26 Aug P & family at home in NOLA\r\nSat 27 Aug Evacuate to hotel\r\nSun 28 Aug Hurricane tonite\r\nMon 29 Aug Hurricane\r\nTues 30 Aug Still at Hotel\r\nWed 31 Aug Mandatory evacuation to Baton…

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TIMELINE:\r\nFri 26 Aug P & family at home in NOLA\r\nSat 27 Aug Evacuate to hotel\r\nSun 28 Aug Hurricane tonite\r\nMon 29 Aug Hurricane\r\nTues 30 Aug Still at Hotel\r\nWed 31 Aug Mandatory evacuation to Baton…

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Waiting To Be Rescued

Waiting To Be…