New Orleans/ Mardi Gras 2008

February 02, 2008. Baker, LA.. Renaissance Village trailer park for Louisiana residents displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Over 2 years after the storms, hundreds of residents still live in the temporary trailer park, as they search for ways to move out and reestablish their lives.. Wilbert Ross is the former community leader at Baker, but is unable to go back to NOLA because he was told he was not eligible for aid as he had not lived there long enough before the storm to qualify. He...
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February 02, 2008. Baker, LA.. Renaissance Village trailer park for Louisiana residents displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Over 2 years after the storms, hundreds of residents still live in the temporary trailer park, as they search for ways to move out and reestablish their lives.. Wilbert Ross is the former community leader at Baker, but is unable to go back to NOLA because he was told he was not eligible for aid as he had not lived there long enough before the storm to qualify. He spends many days playing dominoes with other residents.
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