Newsweek: Still homeless, 5 years after Katrina
By 2007, there were approximately 45,000 families living in FEMA trailers. Today, FEMA reports there are 860 families in Louisiana that are still living in FEMA trailers. The homeless rate in New Orleans has skyrocketed in the years since Katrina. According to the Brookings Institute, the city now has 12,000 homeless people, more than double the amount present before the storm. Hurricane Katrina …
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