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Habitat builds homes in a blitz as need grows

by Pat Coate | December 20, 2008
"I'm just flabbergasted."
- Marshall Johnson, new homeowner

New Orleans, Lousiana, USA - For Marshall Johnson, the shock has yet to wear off.

Johnson is Habitat For Humanity's newest homeowner in the New Orleans area, and he will be home for the holidays in a new house in the 9th Ward ... It's a reality that seemed more like a dream, after Johnson lost his former 9th Ward home during Hurricane Katrina.

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