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Edana Lawson and Karen Khaton evacuated New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005.

They found refuge in Pueblo, Colorado, with Lawson's brother, John Richardson, and his wife, Dana, who opened their home to multiple families fleeing the hurricane.

Lawson and Khaton ultimately settled in Pueblo, appreciating the city's quiet atmosphere after experiencing the devastation and loss caused by Katrina.

The Sunday before Hurricane Katrina formed, Edana Lawson and those around her expected the storm to be "like any other hurricane."

Church was cancelled that day and Lawson was given an advance by her pastor for travel money to leave her hometown of New Orleans for a bit. As rain kept pouring, Lawson took a car ride out of town with her family. In Jac

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