Over the past two decades, our state has moved from being a symbol of disaster to becoming a resource for how recovery can be done differently — with community, with strategy and with staying power.
Most people, when they think about disaster relief, name five needs: food, water, shelter, medical care and, if they have been through it, legal and social support.
That last one is often an afterthought, but in Louisiana, we know it is one of the most important. Recovery does not stop when the storm passes. It stretches over months and years, and what people face during that time — eviction, benefit loss, paperwork issues, insurance problems — can shape their future…