As a Houston resident with family in Ascension Parish and Baton Rouge Louisiana, here are some of the things I’ve been hearing–
- Baton Rouge churches are opening their doors and becoming refugee shelters, providing food and shelter;
- Baton Rouge Catholic schools are going to take in kids from New Orleans so they won’t miss a year or more of school;
- Houston and Texas public schools are apparently considering doing this too;
- Sam’s Club, where a relative works, is undertaking a huge effort to help their own employees from New Orleans–letting them sleep on the floors, giving them money, diapers, food, clothing
- The Superdome Crowd–probably largely populated by residents of New Orleans’ welfare housing–is being relocated to the Astrodome here in Houston
- As Harold writes, “Everyone also seems to be forgetting walmart as well. The “horrible” “evil” corporation has donated a million dollars and is giving out 400,000 meals a day for free, 1000’s of bottles of water, portable showers, the list goes on. Its a shame capitalists are such “evil people” to the media, but are the first to jump in line to help in disasters.
