The federal government, criticized for taking too long to provide trailers to those made homeless by Hurricane Katrina, will give some New Orleanians rent-free apartments instead.The Federal Emergency Management Agency plans this week to start housing displaced people in 325 apartments left empty when Katrina triggered a massive evacuation of the city. If the pilot program works, FEMA may house as many as 20,000 individuals and families in apartments. The apartments would be free for at least 18 months. FEMA provides small travel trailers to Americans made homeless by disasters and typically doesn't use existing homes or apartments, but to tackle the nation's largest-ever temporary housing need, FEMA is bending its own rules."We had a dilemma down here," said Lee Champagne, FEMA's deputy federal coordinating officer for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. "We are placing about 500 trailers a day, but at that rate, we will have housed only half the eligible families by March."...
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