HURRICANE KATRINA

A Local Student Finds Stability in College Life

By ELIZABETH F. FARRELL

When Stephanie A. Hilferty, then a junior at Loyola University New Orleans, fled the city ahead of Hurricane Katrina, she left behind more than her college life. Ms. Hilferty, who grew up in nearby Metairie, said goodbye to her family and home, too.

Although she had lived with her parents...

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