35 Quotes by Nicole Andrews

It's amazing that every state in the union embraced Katrina evacuees except the folks in Louisiana.

So far, FEMA has provided rental assistance for more than 500,000 families and housed more than 40,000 in travel trailers.

The federal government can't play favorites to certain businesses one over another,

If sites for those mobile homes are not approved in Louisiana, it is possible they will never be used for hurricane relief.

However, in the event of a disaster when minutes count, we have the authority to do what it takes to move quickly.

The hotels made their services available, and we paid their rates.

The challenge of moving people from short-term to long-term housing is one that we take very seriously. As the Dec. 15 deadline approached, we are aware of folks whose eligible applications are still in process and obviously we are not going to be putting anyone out on the street.

The information that people provide us when they are in the midst of, or recovering from, a life-altering event includes Social Security number, income levels, very personal information. We take our charge to protect that information very seriously.