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HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Sunday marks the 5 year anniversary for Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of people from Louisiana and Mississippi were evacuated for Hurricane Katrina. The latest census data shows the population in Biloxi has dropped every year since the storm. Read the rest here: Hurricane Katrina survivor makes Huntsville her new homeRead Full Story

HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- Sunday marks the 5 year anniversary for Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of people from Louisiana and Mississippi were evacuated for Hurricane Katrina. The latest census data shows the population in Biloxi has dropped every year since the storm. Read the rest here: Hurricane Katrina survivor makes Huntsville her new homeRead Full Story

Meet Pamela L. Lewis, a homeless 4.0 GPA student at Griffin Technical College that was displaced by Hurricane Katrina and is presently sleeping in a '95 Ford Explorer as a resident of Riverdale, Ga. without a source of income. The student, a Katrina survivor, was recently denied food-stamps by Clayton County-DFAS in Jonesboro, Ga. because she is not working at least 20 hrs/wk while attending school. And to top things off, a FEMA representative informed the student that her case was closed...Read Full Story

Meet Pamela L. Lewis, a homeless 4.0 GPA graduate student of Griffin Technical College that was displaced by Hurricane Katrina and is presently sleeping in a '95 Ford Explorer as a resident of Riverdale, Ga. without a source of income. The Katrina survivor is still being denied food-stamps by Clayton County-DFAS in Jonesboro, Ga. She has not received assistance from FEMA since March of 2006. A FEMA representative informed the survivor that her case was closed because THEY did not meet their...Read Full Story

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