Study: More than half of East Baton Rouge residents aided evacuees

mcscajun

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Mon Dec-26-05 04:09 PM
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Study: More than half of East Baton Rouge residents aided evacuees

Edited on Mon Dec-26-05 04:10 PM by mcscajun

During the first frantic weeks after Hurricane Katrina, it seemed just about everyone in Baton Rouge had evacuees staying in their homes.

Now a group of LSU sociology professors has put a number to it: 50 percent of East Baton Rouge Parish households have offered sanctuary to friends, family or complete strangers since the storm.

The group also found that 60 percent of East Baton Rouge residents reported doing volunteer work after Katrina, which struck Aug. 29. Most said they volunteered more than once, and most did so with faith-based organizations.

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Weil said that while rumors of an increase in crime in Baton Rouge ran rampant in the early days after Katrina, fear of crime dropped quickly.

http://www.2theadvocate.com/stories/122405/new_study001.shtml

Lots more at the link. An encouraging story.

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JackDragna

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Mon Dec-26-05 04:14 PM
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1. That's my people.

Good for Baton Rouge.

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bluerum

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Mon Dec-26-05 04:33 PM
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2. Red Cross had a headquarters there for a long while. Also had

many shelters in the area.

Baton Rouge did a lot for the displaced. They sheltered people in the River Center (their downtown event center) and hosted the Red Cross headquarters in (believe it or not) an old, empty Walmart building. I worked there for two weeks and was amazed at the helping hands that were extended by Baton Rouge. Many churches, schools and event centers set up shelters for volunteers. These were often run by residents who helped with food and laundry and transportation.

It is vitally important to remember that the disaster is not over though. People all along the gulf coast are still without shelter. There is much to be done still and our government is dragging their feet on this one. Thank God it is a warm part of the country and the winter weather is not as severe as it is where I am (North East).

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