Thurmond Price, Plaintiff In Class Action Against FEMA

Plaintiff Thurmond Price was a resident of Orleans Parish whose home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Mr. Price has diabetes and a serious heart condition. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, Mr. Price was living by himself in a shared house. He had no relation to the other people who lived in the house. In early September, Mr. Price applied with FEMA for Temporary Housing Assistance. Mr. Price was denied housing assistance because someone else living in the same shared apartment had applied for housing assistance. He is currently living by himself in the Red Cross Shelter in Baker, Louisiana.

(From Part III of the Complaint.)