ATLANTA - As the nation marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is looking back on the state’s response to one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history.

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In the days following the 2005 storm, an estimated 100,000 evacuees sought refuge in Georgia. Perdue, who served as governor from 2003 to 2011, recalled how the state mobilized to help.

"Georgia was all in. We view ourselves as a very hospitable state," Perdue said in an interview with FOX 5’s Alex Forbes. "We welcomed plane loads of people who had nothing… it was a very meaningful and fulfilling time."

Churches and community groups opened their doors to families who lost everything. Perdue said the "people-to-people" support provided by Georgia’s fait

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