NOLA Residents to Be Kicked Out of FEMA Trailers

New Orleans residents must move out of FEMA trailers by the start of 2011 or they will face fines of up to $500 a day. There are 221 trailers left in New Orleans, and the residents received eviction letters just before Christmas. Suggested Reading The Truth Behind This Viral Meme King Might Surprise You America’s…

New Orleans residents must move out of FEMA trailers by the start of 2011 or they will face fines of up to $500 a day. There are 221 trailers left in New Orleans, and the residents received eviction letters just before Christmas.

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“This administration wants to turn a page on Katrina,” said Gary Clark, a Dillard University political science professor. “The FEMA trailer has become an icon of Katrina.”

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