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Oct 2022
31m 19s

The Helpers

American Public Media
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In the wake of three historic storms, people in Lake Charles, Louisiana, were left to largely fend for themselves. With the federal government’s slow response to the storms, many residents struggled to meet their basic needs. 

Roishetta Sibley Ozane felt she had to do something to keep her community together. She started feeding people, clothing people, even paying to house them in hotels — all while she struggled to find a permanent home for her six children.

In this episode, we follow Roishetta as she becomes the safety net for a city that the federal government neglected.

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