How Hurricane Katrina’s evacuees found a home in Dallas

Tens of thousands of people found a temporary home in North Texas after Hurricane Katrina.

  • Dallas’ convention center was converted into a massive shelter, North Texans donated essentials and schools reopened enrollment to help the evacuees.
  • Now, 20 years after the storm, we have a clearer picture of how many stayed. Nearly 12% of all Katrina evacuees were living in the Dallas area in 2019, per new data.

The latest: Since the storm, many researchers and journalists have tried to understand where the displaced New Orleanians ended…..

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