{"id":2532,"date":"2015-09-26T12:30:11","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T17:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/10-years-after-hurricane-katrina-evacuees-still-call-wiregrass-home\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T11:12:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T16:12:04","slug":"10-years-after-hurricane-katrina-evacuees-still-call-wiregrass-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/10-years-after-hurricane-katrina-evacuees-still-call-wiregrass-home\/","title":{"rendered":"10 years after Hurricane Katrina, evacuees still call Wiregrass home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>10 years after Hurricane Katrina, evacuees still call Wiregrass home<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThere will always be a place in my heart (for New Orleans),\u201d said Benjamin, who lived in New Orleans for 18 years. \u201cDo I ever want to go back there? I often tell people, &#39;Unless Jesus came down, showed me his ID, passport, Social Security card and &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dothaneagle.com\/lifestyles\/local\/years-after-hurricane-katrina-evacuees-still-call-wiregrass-home\/article_e135234a-4db5-11e5-abe9-070b94860849.html\">Dothan Eagle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Glitch in <b>US passports<\/b> affects Israel travelers<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Bureau for Consular Affairs said that the issue is not specific to any one country, though the large number of American expatriates in Israel could affect reporting new births or renewal of travel documents. US embassies and consulates have been &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/glitch-in-us-passports-affects-israel-travelers\/\">The Times of Israel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spindle items<\/strong><br \/>\nPassport renewal may be done by mail at any time if the applicant meets certain criteria. Children and adults applying for the first time must appear in person at a passport acceptance facility, including designated U.S. post offices, clerks of court &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kentonbee.com\/news\/2015-09-09\/Editorial\/Spindle_items_002.html\">kentonbee<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 years after Hurricane Katrina, evacuees still call Wiregrass home \u201cThere will always be a place in my heart (for New Orleans),\u201d said Benjamin, who lived in New Orleans for 18 years. \u201cDo I ever want to go back there? 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