The victims of hurricane KATRINA, STILL NEED HELP!! what is ANYBODY doing about it!!??
92620
I am in N O. The people here are faced with very few places to live, rent, or lease. Everything is full and prices are terrible. I hope someone can give you the answer your looking for because the reality of the situation here is grim.
307821
I have been through Lafeyett,La. Not much their. La. Got hit so hard by Katrina Hurricane, they all have not recovered yet, I would wait another 1-2 before moving their.
966574
I was pleased to see your question mentioned the "areas" affected and not just New Orleans.  New Orleans damage was not inflicted by the hurricane, but the levy breach.  The Mississippi Gulf Coast was decimated.  There are still residents who do not yet have a FEMA trailer, and its 14 months plus after the fact.  There are many insurance companies who are not paying because the damage was "flood" damage, and not covered.  HELLO!  The "flood" was caused by a hurricane!!!!!\n\nNo, the government has not done enough.  They have spent far too much time worrying about how to go about it and too little time getting their proverbial hands dirty and actually doing the work.  Church and college groups in this area are continuing to go down and help with demolition and rebuilding - weekly.  There are still mountains of debris that has not been removed.  \n\nThis Thanksgiving and Christmas season, there are thousands of families who are facing their second holiday season without a real home, and still with no answers from the federal government, state government or their insurance companies.  And the national media continues to focus on "New Orleans".  Our nation lost National Historic Sites on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, "Beauvoir", the home of Jefferson Davis being one of them.  Major damage in the state of Mississippi extended as far inland as Jackson, Meridian and even as far north as Tupelo and New Albany.  The scope of this was diminished in the national media, and has largely been relegated to history by many American citizens.  It is not history to the residents who are living in FEMA trailers, or tents, still fighting insurance companies, still have no jobs because the companies are not back up and running - I could go on and on.\n\nSo, no, I think the government has done a grave disservice to those citizens who were left homeless, jobless, and in many cases only with the clothing on their backs by Katrina.  And these "celebrities" keep showing how they have built this house or that house - there is still tons to do.  This problem is not fixed - not by a long shot.
526954
Red Cross is a good one to contribute to. I helped out doing insurance adjusting when they had the hurricanes down there. We drove from Minnesota to help the best we could and it seemed like there wasn't enough time in the day. I put in 16-20 hour days helping. It was all I could do. Your heart is in the right place. I admire you for that.
650864
I guess it is tough to be on their best behavior when they have lost their homes, possessions, everything they own, possibly even family, and they have to depend on the kindness and hospitality of others for everything.  They don't how or when their lives will be put back together.\n\nYour position isn't easy either of course, because we all know how tedious it can be to have long term guests in your home.  I'd try to take a deep breath and try to put yourself in their shoes.\n\nAs hard as it might be, remember, "God grant that I not criticize my neighbor until I have walked a mile in his shoes."  \n\nOur society will be remembered for how it treated those who are most unfortunate and most need help.\n\nGod bless you all who are helping the people of New Orleans.
461287
They were WARNED that they MUST evacuate.  Busses were running full time to get people out, yet so many refused to leave.  Some were on the news dancing in the streets of the French Quarter as the storm approached.  After the storm, they all ran for the Superdome, and there were not enough supplies for the additional people, so that screwed the people who originally went to be sheltered there.  Something else angers me: The National Guard gets blamed for not responding, but the storm was over Tuesday, and TV cameras broadcast National Guard at the airport on Thursday.  This pretty enlisted female told the reporter that they arrived Wednesday, and were setting up relief.\n\nThen cops are out there looting Wal Mart (caught on video).  It would have been one thing if they were getting food, but, well you know the rest of the story.  \n\nPeople cry for the idiots in New Orleans (no, the ones who evacuated are NOT idiots), while Rita pretty much levelled some towns in Southwest Louisiana.  Places where there were towns were now just a bunch of cement foundations.  One person found their house a few miles away.  Nobody even talks about these people--Mississippi gets more attention.
1082893
Now why would you complain about the Govt? You should be depending on yourself, maybe your friends/family, and no one else. The govt isn't there to save you when you're in trouble. Just because the Red Cross charitablly helps people in a disaster doesn't mean you can sue them if they don't help you as much as your neighbor. It's freakin charity. The Govt is going above & beyond it's responsibility to help people in a disaster - those organizations were designed for civil defense & recovery after a nuclear attack, NOT a hurricane. Congress has decided, out of sheer charity & not responsibility, to use its existing resources in a limited way to help states help people after disasters. Again, you shouldn't be taking that for granted or blaming them for not doing something that isn't their job good enough for you. Try not depending on them, being prepared, & getting teh hell out when you're told - they don't tell you to evacuate for your own health, they tell you to evacuate because if you don't they probably won't be able to help you for at least 72 hours after an average storm.
1170916
I am sorry to hear that--and very angry.  I was at the gulf coast not too long ago and saw some of the damage.....\n\nFirst of all, go through the fine print of the insurance to see if you can find anything on them cancelling insurance because of that storm.  Next, make sure that all premiums were paid, that nothing was beyond a due date.\n\nThen call Federel Emergency Assistance Program--now under the umbrella of Homeland Security and explain them your situation and that you do need emergency assistance.  To be honest, if I were in your shoes, I also would mobilize newspapers and radio stations to make everyone aware of this, because you are probably not the only one who has to go through this canellation.\n\nIn the meantime, go to the Salvation Army to see if they can help you out with some financial assistance.  Usually the local YWcA, the Homeless Shelters, and a lot of Christian agencies do get grants for this kind of thing.  No one should lose their home over something like this--absolutely no one.\nGood Luck
93169
It's a waste of our tax dollars. New Orleans is 60-65 feet below sea level. And is basically an island in a sense (picture a bowl in a bath tub full of water). Not to mention this is not the first time they had this storm. I feel no pitty for most of them down there. Nor do I support the fact my tax dollars are being wasted in New Orleans.\nI really think New Orleans and the the state it resides in. Should pay back money from tax payers over a period of time. Why you may ask? Because Stupidity is not an excuse.
861970
The bad thing about this, really there are still alot of innocent people that are displaced, looking for jobs (in which our state doesn't have because the economy and crime is so high), and have no permanent place to call home. I have a family that lives down the street that lost everything because they lived in St. Bernard parish, and can't find the same paying job in our parish....so they are still living in a pop-up camper. \nIt was disgusting that these people were doing all these things with the FEMA card (some even bought wide screen TVs while they were in the Cajun Dome for a shelter!) because of this abuse there are still hard working people out there that don't deserve to live the way they have to.
533139
Lets see:  I was in a near fatal car accident; have had 16 surgeries and artificial knee, hip, arm; not to mention all of the internal injuries.  Last summer, I floated for 6.5 hours in flood waters of Hurricane Katrina and lost everything we had...I mean everything.  We came away with a change of clothes and a loaf of bread.\n\nHearing other sob stories is not productive.  You know, there is always someone somewhere who is worse off than you, or has had more trauma than you have.  We have to learn to deal with what has been given to us and count our blessings every day.  I thank God for every breath, every nut and bolt holding me together, and for saving my family during the hurricane.  We are truly blessed!  Hope you are too!
126794
The welfare of the Katrina victims and make sure the money donated gets to the people who actually need it!(May God have mercy on your soul, the ones who made claims and were not victims)\n\nAlso, global warming and the perverts on the internet trying to sleep with children boys and girls(i'm a mother this truly concerns me).
643601
I live in Florida so I know a little about hurricanes. 1) they are an act of nature and there is no defense against them 2) When one threatens my locale I go to a place where I will be safe and wait it out 3) Although governmental help is needed in the infrastructure each individual should be prepared to help themselves. I am aware that many people are not able to recover by themselves and need assistance, there is usually help to be had within a day or two. While I personally don't like president Bush I do ot hold him personally responsible for my well being. The agencies that are in place to provide relief have been in place far longer than he has been president. People who own their home should insure it, people who rent their homes can move, I know that this isn't a popular view but it is perhaps time that people began to take responsibility for their actions.
104464
how about this?\n\nhttp://recovery-disaster.info/
304216
You might want to research the suicidal people that couldn't escape Hurricane Katrina, because of money and poverty. A lot of people died the Government isn't reporting properly, and are ignoring the whole thing because of race.
764276
Go to your local fire house or police station and give them the names of these people and then let your community know. Everyone can help by taking it to the station and then they will have a Santa deliver it! It does work, we did it in my neighborhood after 8 hurricanes and people would not let us help so at Christmas a big fire truck pulled up and Santa gave. Good luck
611551
My brother lives in Houston, too, and has been complaining about alot of the relocated people from New Orleans not trying to improve their situations on their own by accepting job offers or offers to assist in job placement.  He is not someone who is heartless, either, and he was one of the first people along with his fraternity who gathered food, clothing, and diapers in the immediate aftermath of Katrina.  He tells me of stories of people just panhandling and creating undue ruckus around his community.\nBut, let's be fair.  Some of these people have little or no education and have lived in constant poverty for much of their lives, so there is no quick fix solution for something that has persisted unnoticed by the non-impoverished for so long.  Our country is so interested in fixing every other countries problems, but they neglect to fully realize that our country has needed fixing of the major kind for decades.  Our country is more interested in economic growth than the plight of its own struggling, starving, homeless, jobless, and working poor.  I have a Master's degree, was a teacher, No Child Left Behind came along, and guess what, teachers got displaced, students got lumped together, and even more children are being left behind by a system that sees dollars instead of the human condition.