Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on Monday, August 29, 2005.
Within a few days it became obvious that the people of Louisiana needed more help than they were getting.
My church in the suburbs of Atlanta had a 15-passenger van we made available, with driver (me), for hurricane relief. The church was also willing to buy supplies to go in the van. On the morning of Friday, September 2, it was impossible to get any information through FEMA or Presbyterian Disaster Assistance on how to use the van, or what supplies were needed. I left a message at Catholic Social Services.
I couldn't get through on the phone to the Red Cross, so...
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