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Hurricane Katrina

Rev. Kirby Verret

By Steven A. Chin

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KATRINA, RITA AND THE HOUMA

Rev. Kirby Verret, a former tribal chairman, is pastor at Clanton Chapel United Methodist Church in Dulac, La. and an avid fisherman.

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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