My family of 4 survived Katrina,including my 2 boys ages 3 and 12,my finance, my father and myself were living in an apartment in Longbeach,Ms which is Harrison county.(my father now has his own fema camper and has to relocate by mid feb.)
This is our 5th move,first we slept in the back of the truck,then moved up to a tent and now are on our 3rd fema camper,since Katrina.We lost everything as renters in longbeach,Ms to the storm.
We signed the papers on our land yesterday it is located at rd 221, Picayune,Ms,in Hancock county, so things are slowly getting better and the next move will be permanent.
We are in desperate need of volunteers to help us clear the land and put in the utilities.Electric, Sewer and water.
Fema says if we can get that done then they will move something on our land to live in until we can get a house built.We have spent everything that we have been saving for a long time now to get the land over $12,000.00,we just cant afford rent anymore since Katrina hit.
We do not have the money to pay to have any of this done. I don't see any way to have the money in the near future unless we can get some help. If we wait to long to get utilities then we will run out of time to get a fema trailer or maybe a katrina cottage, they haven't said for sure, even a camper would be fine, we just really need to get on our land. We raise and sell dogs at www.rousekennels.com and we need to be with them. We miss them and they miss us. They are at the land, we go out everyday but I still hate to leave them overnight.
If anyone can please please help us, please let me know by email to through the group who should have my number.We would be forever grateful and really do need the help, my finance David Rouse is disabled and we are clearing 4 acres by ourself,by hand.
He was injured in 1986,in the line of duty as a Captain for Picayune Fire Dept. He was a firefighter for 18 years and also served as a marine.He will work himself to death out there if we don't get some help. He is such a go getter, even though he has had many surgeries on his back and leg. He just says its got to be done baby and keeps on going. I think the Marines made him that way.
Oh well I don't mean to be a begger but I just don't know what else to do except ask for help again. Please tell me of someone I could call if you cant help. I also have fema numbers or what ever else needed to prove that we had a total loss in Katrina or anything else that I have said in this email.
We really are in need,and we are a good honest hard working American family and if there are any of these things that you can help with,or if you know someone else that I can contact for help.It would be so so needed and appreciated.
Also we need materials if you have any information on any help with that,especially lumber. If we can just get these things done then we can start the house and do the work ourself if necessary. We just really need the land ready. The problem that we are running into with getting help is that we did not own a home when Katrina hit.
Im from Picayune,Ms but lived in Longbeach when Katrina hit.Like so many thousands,we lost everything that we had.Of course things like cloths,shoes and food are in need in this area but the most important thing to people seems to be finding permanent housing.Rather it be rebuilding what they lost,finding an affordable rental or buying or building a new home.Everyone just wants out of these trailers,espically the campers.Living in a camper with a family for nearly 2 years is very hard on us.We all struggle with worries about putting food on the table and cloths on our backs,but its so much more doable than trying to find housing in a place where so much of the real estate has been destroyed,the prices are unreal and people dont know what to do or where to go.While we steadily have fema asking us what we have planned for the future.Most of the people here just live day to day hoping and praying that something will come up to help their situation,most dont have internet or knowledge of any help that might be availabe,most people in trailers or campers dont know where to go or what to do,most were renters and the only help seems to be for people that owned their home when Katrina hit.It is from a total lack of money,everyone that I talk to including myself could solve the housing problems for ourselves with money,some need just a few thousand to get their lives back on track.Most of the people that I have talked to and my family as well were doing great financially before Katrina and now are in terrible shape and having to ask perfect strangers for help just to survive,its really sad down here.People just want to have a home to go to,and a bathtub to get in and bedrooms and closets.God we miss that so much.
Personally, we are living in a fema camper park in Picayune,my father lives in one in Pass Christian,and fema lets us all know reguarly that it is temporary.
Luckily,we have been fortunate enough to buy a piece of land but are now in need of help getting it ready for a house or mobile home.It needs clearing and a septic tank and electric,we can get community water.There is no way that we can come up with the money to even get the land ready,must less build a house.The downpayment was over $12,000. which took us a long time to save.The bank wont loan us anymore until we pay the land paid off,which will be years.I know everyone is not in the same situation but I do know that there are thousands of people here that live in campers,that were renters and can no longer afford the rent prices.It will be years before there is enough rentals rebuilt for the prices to start to drop.I dont know what the people here will do,none of us have any answers.Nothing here is normal anymore and the government doesent even care,I mean Oprah has done more that them.Daily life is such a struggle,nothing is normal or easy here anymore.It is a rough life and I pray that noone ever has to go through this again.This was not a typical hurricane,I have lived here all of my life and been through many hurricanes,but nothing has ever been seen like this . I see the destruction everyday,and my fiance is retired from 18 years on the fire dept.(he has seen a lot) and we are both still in shock and awe everyday at how wide spread the destruction is and how many peoples lives are hell now.It is just unreal.It seems like it happened only a few months ago,because we cant seem to move on and get out of these trailers.
Housing,is what we need more than anything.If people do rent something that they cant afford,then they cant pay for lights,gas and food,so we just stay in the trailers and keep waiting for something to come up.
Sorry for rambling.
Chanda LaVigne
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(show/hide changes)Wed Feb 14 22:10:17 +0000 2007 by DNug:notes: My family of 4 survived Katrina,including my 2 boys ages 3 and 12,my finance, my father and myself were living in an apartment in Longbeach,Ms which is Harrison county.(my father now has his own fema camper and has to relocate by mid feb.)
We now live in a fema CAMPER in Picayune,Ms in Sun Roamers campground.
We moved into another one this week,our old one was very moldy.My 12 year old is sick from it.
This is our 5th move,first we slept in the back of the truck,then moved up to a tent and now are on our 3rd fema camper,since Katrina.We lost everything as renters in longbeach,Ms to the storm.
We signed the papers on our land yesterday it is located at rd 221, Picayune,Ms,in Hancock county,so things are slowly getting better and the next move will be permanent.
We are in desperate need of volunteers to help us clear the land and put in the utilities.Electric, Sewer and water.
Fema says if we can get that done then they will move something on our land to live in until we can get a house built.We have spent everything that we have been saving for a long time now to get the land over $12,000.00,we just cant afford rent anymore since Katrina hit.
We do not have the money to pay to have any of this done. I don't see any way to have the money in the near future unless we can get some help. If we wait to long to get utilities then we will run out of time to get a fema trailer or maybe a katrina cottage, they haven't said for sure, even a camper would be fine, we just really need to get on our land. We raise and sell dogs at www.rousekennels.com and we need to be with them. We miss them and they miss us. They are at the land, we go out everyday but I still hate to leave them overnight.
If anyone can please please help us, please let me know by email to through the group who should have my number.We would be forever grateful and really do need the help, my finance David Rouse is disabled and we are clearing 4 acres by ourself,by hand.
He was injured in 1986,in the line of duty as a Captain for Picayune Fire Dept. He was a firefighter for 18 years and also served as a marine.He will work himself to death out there if we don't get some help. He is such a go getter, even though he has had many surgeries on his back and leg. He just says its got to be done baby and keeps on going. I think the Marines made him that way.
Oh well I don't mean to be a begger but I just don't know what else to do except ask for help again. Please tell me of someone I could call if you cant help. I also have fema numbers or what ever else needed to prove that we had a total loss in Katrina or anything else that I have said in this email.
We really are in need,and we are a good honest hard working American family and if there are any of these things that you can help with,or if you know someone else that I can contact for help.It would be so so needed and appreciated.
lavignechanda@ yahoo.com
Chanda LaVigne 601-916-2171
Also we need materials if you have any information on any help with that,especially lumber. If we can just get these things done then we can start the house and do the work ourself if necessary. We just really need the land ready. The problem that we are running into with getting help is that we did not own a home when Katrina hit.
Thank you
Chanda
Im from Picayune,Ms but lived in Longbeach when Katrina hit.Like so many thousands,we lost everything that we had.Of course things like cloths,shoes and food are in need in this area but the most important thing to people seems to be finding permanent housing.Rather it be rebuilding what they lost,finding an affordable rental or buying or building a new home.Everyone just wants out of these trailers,espically the campers.Living in a camper with a family for nearly 2 years is very hard on us.We all struggle with worries about putting food on the table and cloths on our backs,but its so much more doable than trying to find housing in a place where so much of the real estate has been destroyed,the prices are unreal and people dont know what to do or where to go.While we steadily have fema asking us what we have planned for the future.Most of the people here just live day to day hoping and praying that something will come up to help their situation,most dont have internet or knowledge of any help that might be availabe,most people in trailers or campers dont know where to go or what to do,most were renters and the only help seems to be for people that owned their home when Katrina hit.It is from a total lack of money,everyone that I talk to including myself could solve the housing problems for ourselves with money,some need just a few thousand to get their lives back on track.Most of the people that I have talked to and my family as well were doing great financially before Katrina and now are in terrible shape and having to ask perfect strangers for help just to survive,its really sad down here.People just want to have a home to go to,and a bathtub to get in and bedrooms and closets.God we miss that so much.
Personally, we are living in a fema camper park in Picayune,my father lives in one in Pass Christian,and fema lets us all know reguarly that it is temporary.
Luckily,we have been fortunate enough to buy a piece of land but are now in need of help getting it ready for a house or mobile home.It needs clearing and a septic tank and electric,we can get community water.There is no way that we can come up with the money to even get the land ready,must less build a house.The downpayment was over $12,000. which took us a long time to save.The bank wont loan us anymore until we pay the land paid off,which will be years.I know everyone is not in the same situation but I do know that there are thousands of people here that live in campers,that were renters and can no longer afford the rent prices.It will be years before there is enough rentals rebuilt for the prices to start to drop.I dont know what the people here will do,none of us have any answers.Nothing here is normal anymore and the government doesent even care,I mean Oprah has done more that them.Daily life is such a struggle,nothing is normal or easy here anymore.It is a rough life and I pray that noone ever has to go through this again.This was not a typical hurricane,I have lived here all of my life and been through many hurricanes,but nothing has ever been seen like this . I see the destruction everyday,and my fiance is retired from 18 years on the fire dept.(he has seen a lot) and we are both still in shock and awe everyday at how wide spread the destruction is and how many peoples lives are hell now.It is just unreal.It seems like it happened only a few months ago,because we cant seem to move on and get out of these trailers.
Housing,is what we need more than anything.If people do rent something that they cant afford,then they cant pay for lights,gas and food,so we just stay in the trailers and keep waiting for something to come up.
Sorry for rambling.
Chanda LaVigne
-> My family of 4 survived Katrina,including my 2 boys ages 3 and 12,my finance, my father and myself were living in an apartment in Longbeach,Ms which is Harrison county.(my father now has his own fema camper and has to relocate by mid feb.)
We now live in a fema CAMPER in Picayune,Ms in Sun Roamers campground.
We moved into another one this week,our old one was very moldy. My 12 year old is sick from it.
This is our 5th move,first we slept in the back of the truck,then moved up to a tent and now are on our 3rd fema camper,since Katrina.We lost everything as renters in longbeach,Ms to the storm.
We signed the papers on our land yesterday it is located at rd 221, Picayune,Ms,in Hancock county, so things are slowly getting better and the next move will be permanent.
We are in desperate need of volunteers to help us clear the land and put in the utilities.Electric, Sewer and water.
Fema says if we can get that done then they will move something on our land to live in until we can get a house built.We have spent everything that we have been saving for a long time now to get the land over $12,000.00,we just cant afford rent anymore since Katrina hit.
We do not have the money to pay to have any of this done. I don't see any way to have the money in the near future unless we can get some help. If we wait to long to get utilities then we will run out of time to get a fema trailer or maybe a katrina cottage, they haven't said for sure, even a camper would be fine, we just really need to get on our land. We raise and sell dogs at www.rousekennels.com and we need to be with them. We miss them and they miss us. They are at the land, we go out everyday but I still hate to leave them overnight.
If anyone can please please help us, please let me know by email to through the group who should have my number.We would be forever grateful and really do need the help, my finance David Rouse is disabled and we are clearing 4 acres by ourself,by hand.
He was injured in 1986,in the line of duty as a Captain for Picayune Fire Dept. He was a firefighter for 18 years and also served as a marine.He will work himself to death out there if we don't get some help. He is such a go getter, even though he has had many surgeries on his back and leg. He just says its got to be done baby and keeps on going. I think the Marines made him that way.
Oh well I don't mean to be a begger but I just don't know what else to do except ask for help again. Please tell me of someone I could call if you cant help. I also have fema numbers or what ever else needed to prove that we had a total loss in Katrina or anything else that I have said in this email.
We really are in need,and we are a good honest hard working American family and if there are any of these things that you can help with,or if you know someone else that I can contact for help.It would be so so needed and appreciated.
lavignechanda@ yahoo.com
Chanda LaVigne 601-916-2171
Also we need materials if you have any information on any help with that,especially lumber. If we can just get these things done then we can start the house and do the work ourself if necessary. We just really need the land ready. The problem that we are running into with getting help is that we did not own a home when Katrina hit.
Thank you
Chanda
Im from Picayune,Ms but lived in Longbeach when Katrina hit.Like so many thousands,we lost everything that we had.Of course things like cloths,shoes and food are in need in this area but the most important thing to people seems to be finding permanent housing.Rather it be rebuilding what they lost,finding an affordable rental or buying or building a new home.Everyone just wants out of these trailers,espically the campers.Living in a camper with a family for nearly 2 years is very hard on us.We all struggle with worries about putting food on the table and cloths on our backs,but its so much more doable than trying to find housing in a place where so much of the real estate has been destroyed,the prices are unreal and people dont know what to do or where to go.While we steadily have fema asking us what we have planned for the future.Most of the people here just live day to day hoping and praying that something will come up to help their situation,most dont have internet or knowledge of any help that might be availabe,most people in trailers or campers dont know where to go or what to do,most were renters and the only help seems to be for people that owned their home when Katrina hit.It is from a total lack of money,everyone that I talk to including myself could solve the housing problems for ourselves with money,some need just a few thousand to get their lives back on track.Most of the people that I have talked to and my family as well were doing great financially before Katrina and now are in terrible shape and having to ask perfect strangers for help just to survive,its really sad down here.People just want to have a home to go to,and a bathtub to get in and bedrooms and closets.God we miss that so much.
Personally, we are living in a fema camper park in Picayune,my father lives in one in Pass Christian,and fema lets us all know reguarly that it is temporary.
Luckily,we have been fortunate enough to buy a piece of land but are now in need of help getting it ready for a house or mobile home.It needs clearing and a septic tank and electric,we can get community water.There is no way that we can come up with the money to even get the land ready,must less build a house.The downpayment was over $12,000. which took us a long time to save.The bank wont loan us anymore until we pay the land paid off,which will be years.I know everyone is not in the same situation but I do know that there are thousands of people here that live in campers,that were renters and can no longer afford the rent prices.It will be years before there is enough rentals rebuilt for the prices to start to drop.I dont know what the people here will do,none of us have any answers.Nothing here is normal anymore and the government doesent even care,I mean Oprah has done more that them.Daily life is such a struggle,nothing is normal or easy here anymore.It is a rough life and I pray that noone ever has to go through this again.This was not a typical hurricane,I have lived here all of my life and been through many hurricanes,but nothing has ever been seen like this . I see the destruction everyday,and my fiance is retired from 18 years on the fire dept.(he has seen a lot) and we are both still in shock and awe everyday at how wide spread the destruction is and how many peoples lives are hell now.It is just unreal.It seems like it happened only a few months ago,because we cant seem to move on and get out of these trailers.
Housing,is what we need more than anything.If people do rent something that they cant afford,then they cant pay for lights,gas and food,so we just stay in the trailers and keep waiting for something to come up.
Sorry for rambling.
Chanda LaVigne
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(show/hide changes)Thu Feb 08 21:09:32 +0000 2007 by DNug:notes: My family of 4 survived Katrina,including my 2 boys ages 3 and 12,my fiance,my father and myself were living in an apartment in Longbeach,Ms which is Harrison county.(my father now has his own fema camper and has to relocate by mid feb.)
We now live in a fema CAMPER in Picayune,Ms in Sun Roamers camp ground.
We moved into another one this week,our old one was very moldy.My 12 year old is sick from it.
This is our 5th move,first we slept in the back of the truck,then moved up to a tent and now are on our 3rd fema camper,since Katrina.We lost everything as renters in longbeach,Ms to the storm.
We signed the papers on our land yesterday it is located at rd 221, Picayune,Ms,in Hancock county,so things are slowly getting better and the next move will be permanent.We are in desperate need of volunteers to help us clear the land and put in the utilities.Electric, Sewer and water.Fema says if we can get that done then they will move something on our land to live in until we can get a house built.We have spent everything that we have been saving for a long time now to get the land over $12,000.00,we just cant afford rent anymore since Katrina hit.
We do not have the money to pay to have any of this done.I dont see any way to have the money in the near future unless we can get some help.If we wait to long to get utilites then we will run out of time to get a fema trailer or maybe a katrina cotage,they havent said for sure,even a camper would be fine,we just really need to get on our land.We raise and sell dogs at www.rousekennels. com and we need to be with them.We miss them and they miss us.They are at the land,we go out everyday but I still hate to leave them overnight.
If anyone can please please help us,please let me know by email ot through the group who should have my number.We would be forever greatful and really do need the help,my fiance David Rouse is disabled and we are clearing 4 acres by ourself,by hand.He was injured in 1986,in the line of duty as a Captain for Picayune Fire Dept.He was a firefighter for 18 years and also served as a marine.He will work himself to death out there if we dont get some help,he is such a go getter,even though he has had many surgeries on his back and leg.He just says its got to be done baby and keeps on going.I think the Marines made him that way.Oh well I dont mean to be a begger but I just dont know what else to do except ask for help again. Please tell me of someone I could call if you cant help.I also have fema numbers or what ever else needed to prove that we had a total loss in Katrina or anything else that I have said in this email.We really are in need,and we are a good honest hard working American family and if there are any of these things that you can help with,or if you know someone else that I can contact for help.It would be so so needed and appreciated.
lavignechanda@ yahoo.com
Chanda LaVigne 601-916-2171
Also we need materials if you have any information on any help with that,espically lumber.If we can just get these things done then we can start the house and do the work ourself if necessary.We just really need the land ready.The problem that we are running into with getting help is that we did not own a home when Katrina hit.
Thank you
Chanda
Im from Picayune,Ms but lived in Longbeach when Katrina hit.Like so many thousands,we lost everything that we had.Of course things like cloths,shoes and food are in need in this area but the most important thing to people seems to be finding permanent housing.Rather it be rebuilding what they lost,finding an affordable rental or buying or building a new home.Everyone just wants out of these trailers,espically the campers.Living in a camper with a family for nearly 2 years is very hard on us.We all struggle with worries about putting food on the table and cloths on our backs,but its so much more doable than trying to find housing in a place where so much of the real estate has been destroyed,the prices are unreal and people dont know what to do or where to go.While we steadily have fema asking us what we have planned for the future.Most of the people here just live day to day hoping and praying that something will come up to help their situation,most dont have internet or knowledge of any help that might be availabe,most people in trailers or campers dont know where to go or what to do,most were renters and the only help seems to be for people that owned their home when Katrina hit.It is from a total lack of money,everyone that I talk to including myself could solve the housing problems for ourselves with money,some need just a few thousand to get their lives back on track.Most of the people that I have talked to and my family as well were doing great financially before Katrina and now are in terrible shape and having to ask perfect strangers for help just to survive,its really sad down here.People just want to have a home to go to,and a bathtub to get in and bedrooms and closets.God we miss that so much.
Personally, we are living in a fema camper park in Picayune,my father lives in one in Pass Christian,and fema lets us all know reguarly that it is temporary.
Luckily,we have been fortunate enough to buy a piece of land but are now in need of help getting it ready for a house or mobile home.It needs clearing and a septic tank and electric,we can get community water.There is no way that we can come up with the money to even get the land ready,must less build a house.The downpayment was over $12,000. which took us a long time to save.The bank wont loan us anymore until we pay the land paid off,which will be years.I know everyone is not in the same situation but I do know that there are thousands of people here that live in campers,that were renters and can no longer afford the rent prices.It will be years before there is enough rentals rebuilt for the prices to start to drop.I dont know what the people here will do,none of us have any answers.Nothing here is normal anymore and the government doesent even care,I mean Oprah has done more that them.Daily life is such a struggle,nothing is normal or easy here anymore.It is a rough life and I pray that noone ever has to go through this again.This was not a typical hurricane,I have lived here all of my life and been through many hurricanes,but nothing has ever been seen like this . I see the destruction everyday,and my fiance is retired from 18 years on the fire dept.(he has seen a lot) and we are both still in shock and awe everyday at how wide spread the destruction is and how many peoples lives are hell now.It is just unreal.It seems like it happened only a few months ago,because we cant seem to move on and get out of these trailers.
Housing,is what we need more than anything.If people do rent something that they cant afford,then they cant pay for lights,gas and food,so we just stay in the trailers and keep waiting for something to come up.
Sorry for rambling.
Chanda LaVigne
-> My family of 4 survived Katrina,including my 2 boys ages 3 and 12,my finance, my father and myself were living in an apartment in Longbeach,Ms which is Harrison county.(my father now has his own fema camper and has to relocate by mid feb.)
We now live in a fema CAMPER in Picayune,Ms in Sun Roamers campground.
We moved into another one this week,our old one was very moldy.My 12 year old is sick from it.
This is our 5th move,first we slept in the back of the truck,then moved up to a tent and now are on our 3rd fema camper,since Katrina.We lost everything as renters in longbeach,Ms to the storm.
We signed the papers on our land yesterday it is located at rd 221, Picayune,Ms,in Hancock county,so things are slowly getting better and the next move will be permanent.
We are in desperate need of volunteers to help us clear the land and put in the utilities.Electric, Sewer and water.
Fema says if we can get that done then they will move something on our land to live in until we can get a house built.We have spent everything that we have been saving for a long time now to get the land over $12,000.00,we just cant afford rent anymore since Katrina hit.
We do not have the money to pay to have any of this done. I don't see any way to have the money in the near future unless we can get some help. If we wait to long to get utilities then we will run out of time to get a fema trailer or maybe a katrina cottage, they haven't said for sure, even a camper would be fine, we just really need to get on our land. We raise and sell dogs at www.rousekennels.com and we need to be with them. We miss them and they miss us. They are at the land, we go out everyday but I still hate to leave them overnight.
If anyone can please please help us, please let me know by email to through the group who should have my number.We would be forever grateful and really do need the help, my finance David Rouse is disabled and we are clearing 4 acres by ourself,by hand.
He was injured in 1986,in the line of duty as a Captain for Picayune Fire Dept. He was a firefighter for 18 years and also served as a marine.He will work himself to death out there if we don't get some help. He is such a go getter, even though he has had many surgeries on his back and leg. He just says its got to be done baby and keeps on going. I think the Marines made him that way.
Oh well I don't mean to be a begger but I just don't know what else to do except ask for help again. Please tell me of someone I could call if you cant help. I also have fema numbers or what ever else needed to prove that we had a total loss in Katrina or anything else that I have said in this email.
We really are in need,and we are a good honest hard working American family and if there are any of these things that you can help with,or if you know someone else that I can contact for help.It would be so so needed and appreciated.
lavignechanda@ yahoo.com
Chanda LaVigne 601-916-2171
Also we need materials if you have any information on any help with that,especially lumber. If we can just get these things done then we can start the house and do the work ourself if necessary. We just really need the land ready. The problem that we are running into with getting help is that we did not own a home when Katrina hit.
Thank you
Chanda
Im from Picayune,Ms but lived in Longbeach when Katrina hit.Like so many thousands,we lost everything that we had.Of course things like cloths,shoes and food are in need in this area but the most important thing to people seems to be finding permanent housing.Rather it be rebuilding what they lost,finding an affordable rental or buying or building a new home.Everyone just wants out of these trailers,espically the campers.Living in a camper with a family for nearly 2 years is very hard on us.We all struggle with worries about putting food on the table and cloths on our backs,but its so much more doable than trying to find housing in a place where so much of the real estate has been destroyed,the prices are unreal and people dont know what to do or where to go.While we steadily have fema asking us what we have planned for the future.Most of the people here just live day to day hoping and praying that something will come up to help their situation,most dont have internet or knowledge of any help that might be availabe,most people in trailers or campers dont know where to go or what to do,most were renters and the only help seems to be for people that owned their home when Katrina hit.It is from a total lack of money,everyone that I talk to including myself could solve the housing problems for ourselves with money,some need just a few thousand to get their lives back on track.Most of the people that I have talked to and my family as well were doing great financially before Katrina and now are in terrible shape and having to ask perfect strangers for help just to survive,its really sad down here.People just want to have a home to go to,and a bathtub to get in and bedrooms and closets.God we miss that so much.
Personally, we are living in a fema camper park in Picayune,my father lives in one in Pass Christian,and fema lets us all know reguarly that it is temporary.
Luckily,we have been fortunate enough to buy a piece of land but are now in need of help getting it ready for a house or mobile home.It needs clearing and a septic tank and electric,we can get community water.There is no way that we can come up with the money to even get the land ready,must less build a house.The downpayment was over $12,000. which took us a long time to save.The bank wont loan us anymore until we pay the land paid off,which will be years.I know everyone is not in the same situation but I do know that there are thousands of people here that live in campers,that were renters and can no longer afford the rent prices.It will be years before there is enough rentals rebuilt for the prices to start to drop.I dont know what the people here will do,none of us have any answers.Nothing here is normal anymore and the government doesent even care,I mean Oprah has done more that them.Daily life is such a struggle,nothing is normal or easy here anymore.It is a rough life and I pray that noone ever has to go through this again.This was not a typical hurricane,I have lived here all of my life and been through many hurricanes,but nothing has ever been seen like this . I see the destruction everyday,and my fiance is retired from 18 years on the fire dept.(he has seen a lot) and we are both still in shock and awe everyday at how wide spread the destruction is and how many peoples lives are hell now.It is just unreal.It seems like it happened only a few months ago,because we cant seem to move on and get out of these trailers.
Housing,is what we need more than anything.If people do rent something that they cant afford,then they cant pay for lights,gas and food,so we just stay in the trailers and keep waiting for something to come up.
Sorry for rambling.
Chanda LaVigne
(show/hide changes)Thu Feb 01 16:54:25 +0000 2007 by CLaV:(show/hide changes)(hide history)
