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...Coast or in the center of New Orleans, the hours trickled by after one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history. Day and night grew blurry, until telling one day from another became impossible. Goals were pared down to the shortest term: where to find food and shelter, how to check that stranded friends and family were alive...
...Clark had completed one week at UNO before she left the city with a friend, getting thrills from driving on the wrong side of I-10 during the harried weekend evacuation. She stopped at her parents’ home in Baton Rouge; other students checked into refugee shelters or found shelter with relatives across the country. Days later she was seeking an application at LSU, a sprawling public school far larger than UNO, which hosted only 1,700 students, 80 percent from New Orleans...
...huge difference. As with every hurricane, some people don't leave, for all kinds of reasons, including that they simply can't. In fact the plan itself estimates that 100,000 residents would have no means of transport. At the press conference, Nagin said the Superdome would be a shelter of last resort for people with special needs. But even then, they were expected to come with enough food and drinks to last three or four days, Nagin said. The city's website advised people who needed a ride out of town to "try to go with a neighbor, friend...
AMERICAN RED CROSS 800-435-7669 www.redcross.org The group provides food, shelter, water and critical aid. Its website helps family members who are seeking news about missing loved ones (see Family Links Registry at redcross.org...
...HUMANE SOCIETY 318-219-PETS www.hsus.org The society created an emergency shelter for pets, which are not allowed in the shelters opened for humans. A separate organization, Noah's Wish, specializes in rescuing animals from disaster areas. To make a donation, visit its website www.noahswish.org...