TWO WEEKS LATER - FEMA arrives empty-handed - The Lafayette Daily Advertiser - www.theadvertiser.com

Storm - The Lafayette Daily Advertiser - www.theadvertiser.com:SEPT 11

"Lafayette's first FEMA office opened Friday, but the center had no money or vouchers to give to hundreds of Hurricane Katrina evacuees who came searching for help.

'We're not giving anything,' manager Kenneth Swain told the crowd. 'We don't have anything yet to give.'"