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It’s been nearly seven weeks since Hurricane Ida made landfall and the recovery remains slow in the coastal town of Dulac in Terrebonne Parish. Former state representative Joe Harrison says the biggest need remains housing.
“The conditions are horrible,” said Harrison. “I’ve seen children with their face covered with marks and I asked what it was and they told me it’s mosquito bites. They can’t get out of the weather and elements that they are having to dealing with.”
There has been movement on getting travel trailers to the hard-hit areas. They serve as a temporary place to live for families who have destroyed homes. Sherry Verdin lives in Dulac and says they are waiting on FEMA for assistance.
“And we are unsure if that would be even enough to rebuild the house, because everything has to be gutted and re-started over from nothing,” said Verdin.
Just over one thousand people live in Dulac, which is 17 miles south of Houma. Harrison says many families are eager to rebuild, but many residents are struggling to get an adjuster to come to their damaged home.
“We are not getting help to be able to have these people think something is being done with the money they’ve put into these insurance companies for this kind of devastation, they are not here,” said Harrison.
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