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Consumer Issues
Avoid Being Taken Advantage of After the Storm
This resource includes links to report price gouging and unfair business practices.
By: Partnership for Legal Access
Bank Customers
(Separate Website)
Frequently asked questions for bank customers in areas affected by recent hurricanes.
By: FDIC
Banking Tips Helpful banking tips from the FDIC for people affected by the hurricanes.
By: FDIC
Consumer Help from Departments of Insurance in Gulf Coasts States
(Separate Website)
Links to the departments of insurance in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
By: Texas Department of Insurance
Contacting Your Bank in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
By: KatrinaLegalAid.org
Flood Damaged Vehicles
(Separate Website)
A consumer alert from the Texas Department of Transportation
By: TxDot Texas Department of Transportation
Hurricane Katrina Helping Handbooks
(Separate Website)
A Resource for Individuals, Families and Small Businesses The Handbook is a 189-page overview of some of the legal issues faced by individuals and businesses on the Gulf Coast developed by the attorneys Morrison & Foerster LLP. It is targeted to individuals, families, and small businesses in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
By: Katrina Legal Aid Resource Center
Operation Hope
(Separate Website)
If you need financial counseling, guidance or assistance from professional bankers, members of the insurance industry or community service organizations to help you regain your financial footing after the hurricane. Link to www.operationhope.org or call 1-888-388-HOPE.
By: operationhope.org
Problems Paying Bills
Read this document if you are having problems paying bills because of difficulties created by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.
By: Partnership for Legal Access
Reporting Insurance Fraud
(Separate Website)
Texas Department of Insurance Fraud Unit Online Reporting Form for Consumers and Other Non-Insurance Company Parties.
By: Texas Department of Insurance
Education (Schools)
Aid for College Students
(Separate Website)
Federal student aid for college students affected by the hurricanes.
By: Federal Student Aid
Alabama FAQs
(Separate Website)
Alabama education services FAQs for students from hurricane disaster areas.
By: Alabama Department of Education
Other Formats:
PDF File
College Students Displaced by Katrina
(Separate Website)
KatrinaCollegeStudents.org, has been established by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as a clearinghouse establishing a central point where colleges and universities can provide the latest information and answer questions about the opportunities they are making available to these students.
By: KatrinaCollegeStudents.org
Known Statewide School Closings
(Separate Website)
List of Texas school districts closed because of hurricanes.
By: TEA Texas Education Agency
Louisiana Department of Education FAQ's
(Separate Website)
Answers to Frequently asked questions for administrators, teachers, students and parents.
By: Louisiana Department of Education
Other Formats:
PDF File
Mississippi Department of Education Katrina Recovery Information
(Separate Website)
How to enroll in a new school, how to get in touch with your district, how to get school records and many more answers to your questions after the Katrina Disaster.
By: Mississippi Department of Education
Public Schools in Texas
What you need to know if you are entering Texas Schools after the Katrina disaster.
By: Partnership for Legal Access
Texas education services FAQ's
(Separate Website)
Frequently Ask Questions about Texas education services for students evacuated by Hurricane Katrina.
By: Texas Education Agency
FEMA Benefits
Apply for Aid Online
(Separate Website)
By: FEMA
Disaster Aid
(Separate Website)
Hurricane Katrina and Rita victims have until March 11, 2006 to apply for federal disaster aid. Click here for more information.
By: FEMA
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