Gustav threatens those hardest hit by Katrina
Labels: Top NewsCHALMETTE, La. (AP), Aug 29: A big sign at the harbor here encourages: "Think Positive, St. Bernard!" But after three years in a government trailer, Beth Basile is finding that hard to do.
Nearly every structure in St. Bernard Parish, east of New Orleans, was damaged or destroyed when the earthen levees protecting the area failed during Hurricane Katrina. Basile was about a month away from finding out whether a grant would come through to finally redo the floors and replace the asbestos siding on the two-bedroom house she and her husband, Bubby, were renting to own.....
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