By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI, Associated Press Writer
2 hours, 51 minutes ago
NEW ORLEANS - Hauling everything he owned in a plastic garbage bag, Darryl Travis walked out of the chandeliered lobby of the Crowne Plaza, joining the exodus of Hurricane Katrina refugees evicted from their hotel rooms across the country Tuesday.
More than 4,500 evacuees were expected to check out of their government-paid hotel rooms Tuesday as the Federal Emergency Management Agency began cutting off money to pay for their stays.
Far more people — a total of more than 20,000 storm victims — were given extensions by FEMA until at least next week and possibly as long as March 1, said FEMA spokesman Butch Kinerney.
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/us/hurricane_katrina
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What do you think? Should FEMA have provided more assistance (or did they do all that they could) or was cutting them off the right thing to do? Discuss....
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