Mustuknow, you’re right. FEMA made a lot of mistakes after Katrina. And you’re right in that they had never faced anything like its devestation. Neither had the people living here on the Mississippi coast. I’m a widow, raising my daughter alone. I’m on a fixed income…no its not welfare! I can speak for most of the people in Bay Saint Louis and Waveland, MS when I say we are very grateful for all the assistance that we received. What we are not grateful for is the health concerns that many of us face on a day to day basis from not having a choice for housing other than those FEMA trailers. My trailer was tested and found to have a higher than normal level of Formaldehyde level. It has brought about some pretty severe reactions to my daughters health. We have been out of the trailer for 6 months now, and her health has not improved. She still suffers almost on a daily basis with the same problems…problems she did not have before living in a FEMA trailer.

I agree with the previous commentor “mustuknow”. I was a FEMA responder for Katrina and Rita. Although I was not there to had out checks or trailers, I was there for Disaster Medical Assistance. Boy how I wish the world knew the real truths of what happened in New Orleans. The people in the FEMA trailers are looking for a gold lining to help keep them doing what they do best, NOTHING! If they actually wanted to advance themselves, they have had more opportunity than most. I know, I worked as a manager at a hopital where some transplants were hired perm and temp. I witness so many events down there, I wish the people of New Orleans would just quit with wanting a hand out! Always wanting something for nothing! They are a big reason our economy is stuggling. Our government buys them things, provides them with things but nothing is ever enough. Appreciate what has been done for you and move on! You are becoming some of the most hated people in this country due to your continuous wants.

I am so tired of everyone looking for someone to blame.  Yes FEMA was a big flop during Katrina but NO ONE in the free world had ever dealt with such a catastrophe and there were bound to be mistakes, but the point is we should learn from them.  Now don’t get me wrong, if someone is suffering life altering health conditions as a result of the FEMA trailers then fine, I think they should be entitled to health care and maybe even getting them on SSI but this attitude of I’m gonna sue someone for every little thing that wrongs you is gotten real old.  There is no longer a big payday for every time someone wrongs you, that is why we have Tort Reform.

Oh great…now we will need another bail out to pay for this. This is ridiculous.