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   Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (Separate Website)
Official website.
By: FEMA
  
   
   Femaanswers.org (Separate Website)
Survivor testimony, information on FEMA litigation, a place for Survivor Questions, News, and Links & Assistance.
By: Public Interest Law Project & Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
  
   
   FEMA Recoupment Claims
Help for individuals who have been asked to repay the funds they have received from FEMA after Hurricane Katrina and Rita.
  
   
   FEMA Utility Subsidy Program FAQs This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Information about reimbursing public assistance applicants for utilities paid on behalf of evacuees who participated in the Section 403 Interim Sheltering Program.
  
   
   FEMA News (Separate Website)
News, Media Advisories & Disaster Updates
By: FEMA
  
   
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   Housing Assistance from FEMA (Separate Website)
How to apply for emergency shelter; find rental properties; transitional housing.
By: FEMA
  
   
   FEMA Trailer Rights
No place to live because of disaster? 1 page flyer on FEMA trailer rights.
By: Disaster Legal Project of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  

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   FEMA Assistance and Undocumented Immigrants (Separate Website)
Questions and answers about eligibility for undocumented immigrants and their families.
By: FEMA
  
   
   FEMA Disaster Assistance FAQs (Separate Website)
Updated regularly with new questions and answers.
By: FEMA
  
   
   FEMA Hurricane Katrina Resources (Separate Website)

By: FEMA
  
   
   FEMA Hurricane Rita Resources (Separate Website)

By: FEMA
  
   
   Homeless Before Katrina? This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Housing and other help from FEMA.
By: Disaster Legal Project of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services  

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   Louisiana Rebuilds Web Site (Separate Website)
Check out this site, described on its home page as: "LouisianaRebuilds.info was established to be a trusted, online destination for residents affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita by providing critical information for those who have returned home as well as those who are still displaced."
  
   
 
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