Governor Calls on Arkansans to Receive 20,000 Additional Katrina Refugees

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http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=3800473&nav=0jshe5LT

LITTLE ROCK, AR - From the military to churches, Governor Mike Huckabee is summoning forces across Arkansas today to prepare for the expected arrival of 20,000 hurricane refugees from Louisiana.

Senator Blanche Lincoln says Fort Chaffee near Fort Smith is to start taking in 4,000 of the refugees, with the first group already on their way.

The governor says plans are being made to house thousands more at church camps, scout camps, and public housing apartments.

Schools closed during last year's statewide consolidation might be used for housing or for industrial use. Commercial property also was being inventoried for businesses that cannont carry on in Louisiana.

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1. Schools

Alot of schools have recently been closed do to the lack of students in that area and combined with other schools. Means long bus rides for students.

Those would be good shelters for these people.