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Houma Relief Center

April 11, 2008

By Steven A. Chin

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Brenda Dardar Robichaux opened a building on the edge of her family’s property in Raceland and with help from volunteers and various organizations, turned it into the Houma Relief Center after Katrina and Rita took the homes of more than 8,000 Houmas. She stacked its shelves with canned food, clothing and other goods.

Steven A. Chin is reznet's managing editor. A former new media specialist at the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education and former reporter at the San Francisco Examiner, Chin is principal of MKmedia, a web development consulting firm.

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