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Evacuees Find Shelter and Hope in New Start
Families tell of five harrowing days during the hurricane evacuation. Ferria and Lynn Johnson describe crossing neck deep floodwater to Interstate 10 and the National Guard rescue to Shreveport. Volunteers at the shelter provide meals, laundry, medical care, and emotional support as evacuees adjust to a new life away from New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Ferria
Lynn Johnson
Ferria
National Guard
Shreveport
Johnson
St. John’s
Aiken
Ferrin
Kansas City
South Carolina
New Orleans
Frankie Lambright
Lambright
Schofield Middle School
Michelle Hudgins
Hudgins
Larry Scott
Scott
Jean
Superdome
Baton Rouge
Houston