MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -
Heather Lore left Kenner, La., a few days before Hurricane Katrina hit with a box of clothes and important papers, her two cats, a friend's rabbit and another friend's bird.She later went back and retrieved the rest of her belongings from her home, which mostly was spared by the hurricane, and plans to make Martinsburg her home.
Lore's parents live in Inwood, W.Va.
Lore, 29, grew up in Herndon, Va., and moved to Louisiana with her family. She stayed after they left, living there for 17 years. Kenner is about 10 miles outside of New Orleans.
Although Lore would like to still live there, she said she doesn't want to face the prospect of coping with another hurricane.