FEMA trailers were once offered for purchase to those who were living in them. I have not met a person who took the US government up on the offer to purchase the FEMA trailers--they are known to emit formaldehyde which is causing respiratory problems for children and the aged.
Some people have had their FEMA trailers taken away and have returned to living in tents or their cars.
Those who have low enough incomes are able to get Katrina cottages, something like a shotgun house that is brought in on wheels that is also supposed to be a temporary home like the FEMA trailers were intended to be. The folks I met who were living in Katrina cottages have been told that they can live in them through March 2009. I have no idea what will happen then.
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