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Thread #84463   Message #1565115
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
16-Sep-05 - 05:10 PM
Thread Name: BS: Katrina: Sequence of Events
Subject: RE: BS: Katrina: Sequence of Events
St. Bernard Parish (Chalmette area) posted a return schedule Sept. 15 for residents and businesses. Murphy Oil has outlined the oil spill area, and return to this area is excluded (map provided at website).
At the second website listed below, click on News tab to get details.
Many details, including negotiations with FEMA for temporary housing.
Water level continues to drop; 5 of 8 pumps in the parish working.

People are warned not to believe rumors, and to get their news from official Parish websites.
St Bernard

News at www.stbernardparishgovernment.com/index.html
St Bernard
This Parish, 88% white, was one of the most flooded. Per capita income is roughly 77% of the national average.