Louisiana Naacp President Calls for Evacuees to Take Control Oftheir Own Destiny and Form 'Shelter Committees'

U.S. Newswire › September 12, 2005

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BATON ROUGE, La. Sept. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ernest L. Johnson, president of the Louisiana NAACP called today for Katrina evacuees in shelters to take control of their own destinies by forming Shelter Committees.

"Each Shelter Committee should elect a Chairperson and a Secretary and begin holding meetings, organizing, and working as a team for better treatment," Johnson said. "In unity there is strength."

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Louisiana Naacp President Calls for Evacuees to Take Control Oftheir Own Destiny and Form 'Shelter Committees'

Johnson called for each committee to be...

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