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FEMA to cut hotel aid for Katrina Rita evacuees
FEMA announced a Monday cut of federally funded hotel stays for about 12,000 hurricane evacuee families. While 10,500 households have rental assistance, 1,100 remain ineligible and urged to seek charity. some evacuees like Brittany Brown seek rent help to secure trailer housing and rebuild after the storms.
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