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Delays Plague Distribution of Trailers to Rita Homeless

FEMA contractors have dubbed this trailer park near Baton Rouge "Renaissance Village." So far, FEMA has installed only about 2,400 trailers in Louisiana, a state that lost more than 200,000 homes in the hurricanes.
FEMA contractors have dubbed this trailer park near Baton Rouge "Renaissance Village." So far, FEMA has installed only about 2,400 trailers in Louisiana, a state that lost more than 200,000 homes in the hurricanes.

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