Proposal could boost FEMA’s response to domestic violence after disasters

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, a study found intimate partner violence was nearly three times higher the year after the storm among people who were displaced and living in trailer parks in Louisiana and Mississippi.

By: Jessica Kutz, The 19th

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: September 22, 2026

Words: 1,288

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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