Thanksgiving in N.O.

From AP news report:

Nearly 15 months after the hurricane struck, the number of Katrina victims who will be spending Thanksgiving in FEMA trailers this year will paradoxically be far higher--roughly three times greater--than it was last year.

The reason: Many people who were living with family memebers or staying in hotels at government expense last year have since moved out or been evicted. But they have been unable to return to their homes because they are still waiting for their houses to be repaired, their insurance to come through, or the water and electicity to be turned back on.

More than 99,000 families in Louisiana and Mississippi are living in FEMA trailers, compared with about 34,000 last November, according to the federal Emergency Management Agency. [Stacey Plaisance in Wenatchee World 11-23-06]