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Katrina refugees returning to New Orleans
Killeen Daily Herald ^ | Saturday, July 28, 2007 | Desiree Johnson

Posted on 07/28/2007 6:20:29 AM PDT by Cailleach

Two years after Hurricane Katrina blew through Louisiana, demolishing homes and displacing families, people are finally starting to make their way back home.

When the Guidry family first arrived in Killeen, they came with literally nothing.

"When you have no support, a situation can seem worse than it actually is," said Karen Guidry. "We were travelling from Louisiana with literally nothing, but when we hit the Texas border, there were people at a rest stop with sandwiches, toiletries, everything you could think of. Everywhere we went there were people helping, and it was truly amazing to have someone open up their heart to you."

(Excerpt) Read more at kdhnews.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Louisiana; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: katrina; katrinarefugees; neworleans
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1 posted on 07/28/2007 6:20:31 AM PDT by Cailleach
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To: Xenalyte; Eaker; TheMom; pax_et_bonum; stevie_d_64; humblegunner

Is this noticeable back home?


2 posted on 07/28/2007 6:25:23 AM PDT by Allegra (20)
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To: Cailleach

guess they heard there is more free money back home!!!!


3 posted on 07/28/2007 6:29:30 AM PDT by nyyankeefan
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To: Cailleach

Read in the Times-Picayune yesterday that, based on mail deliveries, they’re estimating the population of N.O. at 300,000.

Just 6 months ago, it was only about 160,000.

Yes, it’s noticeable.


4 posted on 07/28/2007 6:39:04 AM PDT by Redbob (WWJBD -"What would Jack Bauer do?")
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To: nyyankeefan
Tacky tacky, they weren’t all like that.
5 posted on 07/28/2007 6:39:39 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Ditter

Does this mean the crime rate in Houston and other major cities in Texas will soon return to its’ pre-Katrina low.


6 posted on 07/28/2007 6:42:10 AM PDT by shadeaud
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To: shadeaud

I hope so.


7 posted on 07/28/2007 6:43:02 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Allegra

I haven’t noticed it.

As a matter of fact, the little Sun convenience store at the corner of Wilcrest and my subdivision turn-in (just north of Briar Forest) got knocked over a couple weeks back, and now it has bars all across the front.

Not that a Katrician had anything to do with that, I’m sure.


8 posted on 07/28/2007 6:43:03 AM PDT by Xenalyte (Lord, I apologize . . . and be with the starving pygmies in New Guinea amen.)
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To: nyyankeefan

Not all people who were affected by Katrina were money sucking grubs. These folks at least said in the article that they were going home, and taking volunteering jobs until they got settled in paying jobs. I’m going to be optimistic on this family.

Likewise, my father in law, who while he does not live in NOLA, does work in the city (he’s a history teacher and coach at one of the many private schools) moved back to his house last month. The house, in Chalmette, was done for, but he rebuilt it...without ever having a FEMA trailer on his property, or begging the government for handouts.

I know the decent people who have worked so hard to rebuild don’t make the news often...it’s nearly always the scumbags. Just remember next time that there is...well...at least one decent hardworking gentleman down there. He’ll be the first to admit that the local government is corrupt as heck, but that’s his home, and he isn’t going to give up. I’m sure that he rubs off on the young men he teaches.


9 posted on 07/28/2007 6:47:19 AM PDT by Cailleach
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To: Cailleach

There must be a fresh, frosty cold supply of Heineken beer back in Nawlins.


10 posted on 07/28/2007 6:49:16 AM PDT by garyhope (It's World War IV, right here, right now, courtesy of Islam.)
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The people in this story owned their own home and it was insured and the insurance paid off. Thank God people like this are going back so hopefully they will be in the majority now that the scum sucking welfare folks are gone.

There are plenty of NO people like your father in law, we have relatives there too. Unfortunately the lower end of the population got all the press and the money as well.

11 posted on 07/28/2007 7:00:46 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Allegra
Is this noticeable back home?

Not that I've seen, but I'm somewhat distanced from the city now.

12 posted on 07/28/2007 7:08:33 AM PDT by humblegunner (Word up!)
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To: Allegra

I have not seen a difference.


13 posted on 07/28/2007 7:19:51 AM PDT by TheMom (Dix, TexasCowboy and Flyer all now live in the next best place to Texas . . . Heaven!)
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To: Cailleach
"When you have no support, a situation can seem worse than it actually is,"

Support is always available even if a crutch isn't.

Situations always appear worse than they actually are for that way ones is first in line to get greased.

14 posted on 07/28/2007 7:22:58 AM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: Allegra

Ohhhh.....that’s why there was a decline in crime.....


15 posted on 07/28/2007 7:40:47 AM PDT by lookihaveaswordinmybelly
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To: shadeaud
Sorry but I was distracted before I gave you my complete thoughts. I hope the crime rate in Houston goes down because that is where I live but these are not the kind of people who made it rise. The people who made our crime rate rise are killing each other off, slowly but surely, and I hope that continues. The elderly welfare recipients are still here and will likely remain here.
16 posted on 07/28/2007 8:01:03 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Cailleach

Few if any are leaving Houston... according to friends and family there.

LLS


17 posted on 07/28/2007 8:09:48 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Support America, Kill terrorists, Destroy dims!)
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To: LibLieSlayer

Frnakly, I am glad to finally see someone say thank you. I get so tired of all the complaining and fault finding.


18 posted on 07/28/2007 8:52:52 AM PDT by ClaireSolt (Have you have gotten mixed up in a mish-masher?)
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To: Ditter

“I hope so.”

If you read the article, you can see that these are the type of people that is a loss for Texas when they go back to Louisiana. They are industrious and self-reliant. (That might explain why they can go back. They now can afford to move. Many of those that we wish would go back don’t work, and don’t save.)


19 posted on 07/28/2007 8:57:40 AM PDT by No Truce With Kings (The opinions expressed are mine! Mine! MINE! All Mine!)
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To: garyhope

THAT Article is a big LIE, no one is coming back now, the medical situation in this city is dire and it has stopped everything in its tracks.

Driving around the city yesterday doing errands I saw about five moving vans, two on my own street and they were all moving out, that is the story of this city now


20 posted on 07/28/2007 9:01:58 AM PDT by Amanda75 (Amanda75)
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