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Thanksgiving in FEMA trailers amid Katrina relief efforts
Gulf Coast residents spend a second Thanksgiving in FEMA issued trailers as rebuilding stalls persist. Nancy Prattini, a Katrina survivor in Chalmette, prepares a 12-person meal, while FEMA reports over 99,000 Louisiana and Mississippi families living in trailers, up from about 34,000 last year. Biloxi family receives a three bedroom mobile home, easing cramped living. Some households still face outages and uncertain rebuilds, prompting adjusted Thanksgiving plans.
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Chalmette
Nancy Prattini
Prattini
Louisiana
Mississippi
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Biloxi
Miss
Jessica Lessard
Lessard