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  • New Orleans council override mayor's veto of Katrina trailer law

    12/15/2005 2:28:48 PM PST · by ncountylee · 32 replies · 899+ views
    AP via NOLA ^ | 12/15/2005 | KEVIN McGILL
    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The City Council took action Thursday that could delay FEMA trailers for hurricane evacuees, citing plans to place the makeshift homes in some locations unsuitable for such housing. The council voted unanimously to override Mayor Ray Nagin's veto of an ordinance giving council members the power to block temporary trailer parks in their districts. Nagin said before Thursday's council meeting the ordinance could delay trailers for evacuees from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But council members said FEMA wanted to establish trailer parks in historic areas and playgrounds unsuitable for such development. "There are alternative sites...