It happens in the New Orleans area often: the inside of a tree is eaten by termites and finally falls from wind or a rain-saturated ground.
And it recently happened to a woman in New Orleans East, destroying her home and a lifetime of savings. She has nowhere to turn and needs help.
“Whenever they said rain and thunderstorms, I get out. I get out. I leave,” said Betty Daggons, 78, of her house that had a dangerous oak tree in front…