Some displaced by Hurricane Katrina evacuated to Acadiana and decided to stay

As Hurricane Katrina is remembered on the 20th anniversary of its landfall, many people who were displaced by the storm found refuge in Lafayette. Instead of returning to New Orleans, some evacuees chose to stay in the Hub City, forging new lives and communities. Two such stories are those of Vince Lauer and Chris Dardar, who evacuated to Acadiana and decided to remain here…

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