I’ve been tied-up with a ton of projects and dealing with the recovery process myself, so there’s a HUGE back-log of letters I need to add to the site. I’ll get them all up ASAP.

The dates of the letters will obviously be off, sometimes by several months. Some of the issues raised in letters may no longer be relevant. Keep that in mind when reading through the site.

In July, Our area was hit hard by Hurricane Dennis. I am a property manager so I dealt with many people who were displaced due to the flood from the storm.

One couple in particular has had a rough year. The husband had suffered a stroke earlier in the year leaving him on diability and his wife had to stay at home to take care of him. Both were employed full time.

They were out of their home for 3 months while tons of people got in their home to pretty much rebuild it. They have been back in their home now since October 1. They started their claims in July. They ofcourse heard the ever so popular phrase from FEMA “WAIT 2 WEEKS”. Well, they have. She called me this morning bawling her eyes out - she had been denied since she was back in her house. It doens’t matter that she made these claims BEFORE she moved back into her home. She is out OVER $10,000. The only income this couple has is disability and now FEMA has screwed them over.

Bunch of liars if you ask me. I think that honestly, they all take a class on how to lie, be butts and how to properly say “Wait 2 weeks”…

- Jodi

My wife and I lost everything due to hurricane katrina and are waiting on a trailer from fema, so I can come back to chalmette and start gutting out my home. Everytime we call fema it’s the same story: “call back in
2 weeks”, “call back in 2 weeks”. When are we going to get our trailer???
Sick of all this BS!

- Terry

Perhaps someone should question what some male FEMA Field Reps. or techs are doing with the Gov. money that pays for their Hotel rooms, rental cars, and their business cell phones. Some are getting online, finding women for sex, and they are married men too. They use the hotel rooms, they ride them around in their rental cars, and allow these women to call them on their FEMA’S business cell phones. This is using the Government’s money, and it could be used where it is needed most. This is only, showing people who need help, that perhaps The Fema male FIELD reps. or techs are too busy doing other things, that they are unable to help the victims of natural disasters. I don’t feel this is showing professionalism, or competency, and should not be allowed, that they should have to pay the Gov. back some of their money, and then be fired. This is fact, I was one of many, many women. I would like to make a complaint of this to FEMA, but don’t know where to look. I don’t know if I’m allowed to mention names, so let me know if I can or not.

- Linda Knowlton

FEMA is a joke. They turned down my claim for help paying for clean up, saying that I had insurance. Well, Insurance companies don’t pay for clean up of trees and debris. I spent over $22,000 and was reimbursed the maximum of $500 from State farm. Fema simply rejected my claim since I was insured.

Thanks Fema.

- Jon Laye