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Old 10-07-2005, 06:18 AM
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Default Katrina Evacuee Wins $1.6 Million

OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - After more than a month of living with dozens of displaced relatives in Opelousas, Jacquelyn Sherman, an evacuee from New Orleans, told her niece she was depressed.

That all changed when she won $1.6 million - before taxes - playing a slot machine at Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino.
...full story here
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