From Superdome to Astrodome: Katrina's refugees being moved to Houston in bus convoy

ap on San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 8/31/05 | Mary Foster - ap

[Texasforever]

Houston will rue the day. I know this is tragic BUT to make this type of open ended commitment for this many people will come back to haunt us. The Astrodome is just the Superdome with air conditioning and putting this many people in one location will become a nightmare after 2 weeks.

[shield]

It'll not be forever...Once Louisiana gets things put together better...they'll be placed in temporary housing close to home in Louisiana.

[nhoward14]

My understanding is we are supposed to house several thousand at Reunion Arena in Dallas as well.

Somebody needs to have some hard conversations with these people when they arrive. They might as well start looking for jobs and plan on starting life over either here or someplace else.

Meanwhile, we need the zeroist of zero tolerance when it comes to behavior in these refugee camps. I'm not in any mood to put up with bussed-in criminals. We've got enough grown in our own backyard.

[NormsRevenge]

Buses loaded with stranded New Orleans residents head out of the city August 31, 2005. Authorities began to evacuate about 23,000 refugees from the New Orleans Superdome arena on Wednesday, and U.S. President George W. Bush said it would take years to recover from the flooding and devastation sown by Hurricane Katrina. REUTERS/Jason Reed

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A New Orleans police officer looks at a semi-truck loaded with people evacuated from flooded areas in New Orleans East August 31, 2005. The people were to be transported to buses that eventually would leave New Orleans. Authorities struggled on Wednesday to evacuate thousands of people from hurricane-battered New Orleans as food and water grew scarce and looters raided stores, while U.S. President George W. Bush said it would take years to recover from the devastation. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

[Tall_Texan]

I wonder if anybody has an update on Jackie and her family. She was interviewed on Fox when the lines were outside the Superdome before Katrina hit. It would be an interesting story to see how she has managed, whether her spirit is still upbeat and how she feels about relocation.

[Texasforever]

It'll not be forever...Once Louisiana gets things put together better...they'll be placed in temporary housing close to home in Louisiana

Get real. Look, LA will be in o shape to take people back for at least a year and we already have half of New Orleans here as we speak.

[NormsRevenge]

The fellas on their bellies in this shot probably won't be going very far in the hear future, except to jail somewhere, hopefully.

Armed Texas game wardens surround a group of individuals who stole a mail truck to escape the flooded areas of New Orleans East August 31, 2005. The people were freed but forced to continue on foot. Authorities struggled on Wednesday to evacuate thousands of people from hurricane-battered New Orleans as food and water grew scarce and looters raided stores, while U.S. President George W. Bush said it would take years to recover from the devastation. REUTERS/Rick Wilking

[NormsRevenge]

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[38special]

Lakewood Church in Houston used to be the Compaq Center and is opening their doors as well.

[ladyinred]

What a mess. Am I naive' to think that the people should be grateful they had a place a go to keep them safe? It seems we have a large group of them who are just plain angry, and it is sad to me.

[HairOfTheDog]

My understanding is we are supposed to house several thousand at Reunion Arena in Dallas as well. Somebody needs to have some hard conversations with these people when they arrive. They might as well start looking for jobs and plan on starting life over either here or someplace else. Meanwhile, we need the zeroist of zero tolerance when it comes to behavior in these refugee camps. I'm not in any mood to put up with bussed-in criminals. We've got enough grown in our own backyard.

Sorry your entire city and everything you had was destroyed, but buck up now, and don't be a pain in the ass to us, cuz we don't want you here?

Real lovely attitude, that.

[ordinaryguy]

Did you read the caption you posted? "The people were freed but forced to continue on foot."

[ordinaryguy]

Do they even understand what has happened to their city? Have they had access to any news? I'd heard that announcements weren't being made inside the dome.

[flashbunny]

Boy, you really love to jump into threads and accuse other people of saying something they didn't say!

But you're probably just hear to get information, not to start any fights, right???

[HairOfTheDog]

No, that one want to argue about.

[Graybeard58]

They might as well start looking for jobs

Maybe these Americans can replace some illegal aliens.

[Tall_Texan]

What a mess. Am I naive' to think that the people should be grateful they had a place a go to keep them safe? It seems we have a large group of them who are just plain angry, and it is sad to me.

I think many deep down inside are grateful that they could flee to the Superdome but after three days of standing around and not being told anything while stuck in a dark, dank place that smells like s**t, not knowing if they have a house to come home to and what was stolen from it, I can understand their disgruntlement. I'm sure some of them think their homes are just fine and that they really don't want to be taken anywhere else - they rather go back to their home that they don't realize is no longer habitable.

Many, I bet, are still in denial that they are essentially homeless.

[flashbunny]

"No, that one want to argue about."

Klatu... baradu.... necktie????

[HairOfTheDog]

Just ~talking~ about the conditions in that city for the past few days has made lots of FReepers cranky.... I sympathize with those actually ~living~ it.