Katrina Evacuees One Year Later

After a dramatic escape from New Orleans almost one year ago, Cleveland Kelley Jr. made his way to Fayetteville, where he says he`s still working to get back on his feet. Hurricane Katrina left thousands of people homeless, including Kelley, who left his native city of New Orleans after the storm...sleeping on cold concrete and siphoning gas from abandoned cars to travel. Kelley first went to Texas but was forced to leave again when Hurricane Rita hit. He says his sister brought him to Fayetteville. "She said why don`t you come up here in Fayetteville and make a way, see if it works for you...and i said great, i`m all for that!" Kelley now works as a driver for the Fayetteville Senior Activity Center, providing transportation and food to the elderly. He says his life is starting to get back on track. "It has changed for the better because I`m not in the pain and suffering down there, everyone is affected, no matter who you are," he said. Kelley just returned from a trip to New Orleans and he says the city still needs help. "Residents that own businesses, they`re not back yet, they`re coming but they`re not back...trash is still in front of people`s doors, people are still gutting their houses out, everybody`s living in a trailer." Kelley still has family and friends in New Orleans, but he says Fayetteville is now his home.