Whites Appealed Katrina Insurance More

Oct 24, 10:46 AM (ET)By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI and FRANK BASS

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Though poor and minority neighborhoods suffered the brunt of Katrina's fury, residents living in white neighborhoods have been three times as likely as homeowners in black neighborhoods to seek state help in resolving insurance disputes, according to an Associated Press computer analysis.

The analysis of Louisiana's insurance complaints settled in the first year after Katrina highlights a cold, hard truth exposed by Katrina's winds and waters: People of color and modest means, who often need the most help after a major disaster, are disconnected from the government institutions that can provide it, or distrustful of those in power. I WONDER WHY THEY WOULDN'T TRUST ANYONE IN POWER. >>>>cont

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