Federal Judge Orders FEMA Hotel Program Extended to Feb. 7th.
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
- Organization: Washington Post
- Source: Louisiana
A federal judge ruled Monday that a program that is putting tens of thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees up in hotels must be extended until Feb. 7 _ a month beyond the cutoff date set by FEMA.
U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval said victims must be given more time in hotels because FEMA cannot guarantee that all applications for other aid, such as rent assistance or trailers, will be processed by the agency's Jan. 7 deadline.
The temporary restraining order was part of a class-action lawsuit filed in November by advocates for hurricane victims.
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