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Two years after Katrina, children still at risk

Justin Burns, a high school senior whose family was scattered by Hurricane Katrina, sees his mother only a few days a week. His four siblings are dispersed in states across the South.

It has been that way since Hurricane Katrina smashed New Orleans two years ago, scattering thousands of families across several states.

"It's hard knowing I spent my high school years away from my mom,"...

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