Eleven years after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast on Aug. 23, 2005, residents of Louisiana are dealing with severe flooding from torrential downpours.
As noted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, recovery in the area continues with combined efforts of businesses, voluntary organizations, government agencies and ordinary citizens.
Although there are many who just want to help, there are also criminals who target apparently wealthy survivors and offer their fraudulent services. In one neighborhood, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, there were "concerned citizens" from other parts of the city with pickup trucks who offered to help homeowners clean up, but they were actually looters, looking for anything they could get their hands on that wasn't too badly damaged.
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Rosalie Donlon
Rosalie Donlon is the editor in chief of ALM's insurance and tax publications, including NU Property & Casualty magazine and NU PropertyCasualty360.com. You can contact her at [email protected].
