Spanish-Speakers Migrate to New Orleans- Louisana

“Daniel Flores, a native Honduran and newcomer to the New Orleans area, leaves the grousing about the pace of hurricane recovery to others. From his perspective, the post-Katrina saga is one of remarkable progress and considerable hope.

He was a teenager in Honduras when Hurricane Mitch devastated that country in 1998. He witnessed the destruction and joined his Boy Scout troop in helping to rescue people from inundated neighborhoods. Eight years later, survivors of Mitch still live in the streets in Honduras, he said.

“Here in New Orleans, it’s been only one year, and look at this: The streets are fixed; people are rebuilding houses,” said Flores, who was interviewed through a translator. “We’re in America, and things work here. The government may be slow sometimes, but it works.”"

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