As of Tuesday June 17, 2008, Renaissance Village, once FEMA’s largest trailer park, officially closed, leaving its residents to find other means of shelter and resources.
Recently in hurricane Category
New Orleans police shot and killed a man after a standoff that lasted nearly 12 hours.
The standoff started on June 3 after authorities say the man ran off Federal Emergency Management Agency workers who were talking with him about reclaiming his trailer.
Police say he placed his hand on his gun near his waistband, and ordered the workers to leave.
The man then locked himself into a neighboring home.
SWAT team members say the 49-year-old man fired at officers when they entered the home.
He was shot early this morning when he allegedly pointed his pistol at the officers.
The man’s brother told police that he had been mentally ill for years.
Archives of General Psychiatry
Mental illness conclusions:
The high prevalence of DSM-IV anxiety-mood disorders, the strong associations of hurricane-related stressors with these outcomes, and the independence of socio-demographics from stressors argue that the practical problems associated with ongoing stressors are widespread and must be addressed to reduce the prevalence of mental disorders in this population.
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