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From: "Katrina: The Untold Story."

"One of post - Katrina's most celebrated models of recovery is the New Orleans neighborhood of Village de l'Est, which was settled in the 1970s by Vietnamese refugees.

"The residents of this tight - knit community were accustomed to helping one another through crises -- and as soon as Katrina's floodwaters subsided, that mutual - aid system kicked into overdrive.

"The three priests at Mary Queen of Vietnam Catholic Church badgered the electric - utility company until power was restored.

"They provided buffet - style meals for returning homeowners.

"And they immediately began mapping out a long - term plan that includes a 300 - unit senior housing ocmplex.

We set the church as a staging ground, so that people could find comfort, says Father Luke Nguyen, one of the priests.

"That made it much easier for an estimated 80 percent of their parishioners to return to their communities."

Elsewhere in this article, we read that of New Orleans Katrina survivors over 65, only 40 percent have returned.

Of those younger, only 48 per cent.

"Just a little something to think about."