© 2023 All Rights reserved WUSF
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Available On Air Stations

Delays Plague Distribution of Trailers to Rita Homeless

By Scott Horsley
Published October 19, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT
FEMA contractors have dubbed this trailer park near Baton Rouge "Renaissance Village." So far, FEMA has installed only about 2,400 trailers in Louisiana, a state that lost more than 200,000 homes in the hurricanes.
Scott Horsley, NPR
/
FEMA contractors have dubbed this trailer park near Baton Rouge "Renaissance Village." So far, FEMA has installed only about 2,400 trailers in Louisiana, a state that lost more than 200,000 homes in the hurricanes.

Copyright 2005 NPR

Tags
US / WorldNPR Top StoriesAll Things Considered
Scott Horsley
Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.
See stories by Scott Horsley
WUSF 89.7 depends on donors for the funding it takes to provide you the most trusted source of news and information here in town, across our state, and around the world. Support WUSF now by giving monthly, or make a one-time donation online.
Donate Now