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After September 14, 2004: Mormon Churches Devises Own Plan to Evacuate Residents Lacking Own Transportation

2004-09-14

Eleven local Mormon congregations devise a hurricane evacuation program that would involve matching members with extra space in their cars with those needing transportation. Mormon churches in Jackson, Miss., Hattiesburg, Miss., and Alexandria, La., have agreed to receive evacuees. [Times-Picayune, 7/24/2005]