charlie,nj
09-16-2005, 02:04 PM
(interesting piece on www.abcnews.com )
Pockets of Cooperation Developed Post-Katrina as Hurricane Victims Awaited Help
By NANCY CHANDROSS
Sept. 14, 2005 — The cultural spirit of New Orleans was experienced by some Hurricane Katrina survivors, who managed to dine on gourmet provisions and create a sense of community while waiting for help to reach the city's crowded convention center.
While accounts of violence and disorderly conduct have been used widely to describe the scene in the flooded Gulf Coast city, a far calmer and more neighborly environment is being described by two of the hurricane victims who sought shelter at the convention center days after the storm tore through their city.
full story (http://abcnews.go.com/US/HurricaneKatrina/story?id=1122416&page=1)
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Pockets of Cooperation Developed Post-Katrina as Hurricane Victims Awaited Help
By NANCY CHANDROSS
Sept. 14, 2005 — The cultural spirit of New Orleans was experienced by some Hurricane Katrina survivors, who managed to dine on gourmet provisions and create a sense of community while waiting for help to reach the city's crowded convention center.
While accounts of violence and disorderly conduct have been used widely to describe the scene in the flooded Gulf Coast city, a far calmer and more neighborly environment is being described by two of the hurricane victims who sought shelter at the convention center days after the storm tore through their city.
full story (http://abcnews.go.com/US/HurricaneKatrina/story?id=1122416&page=1)
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