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Louisiana couple finds refuge in Fort Fairfield
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Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
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September 16, 2005
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FORT FAIRFIELD - For Josiah Leighton, answering questions about
Hurricane Katrina is no problem.
The 27-year-old Fort Fairfield native can tell you all about the
buildings with their front and back walls torn out by huge waves of
water, he can talk about the sharks gliding through flooded streets,
and he can describe the mold growing on everything in sight.
But ask him about what he's going to do next, and he can't tell
you. He and his girlfriend, Rose Webb, 22, are just glad to be in a
safe place.
Leighton and Webb left Louisiana for good last week with a dog,
two cats, a mouse and their salvaged belongings packed into their
car. They're camping out in Leighton's family home in Fort ...
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