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Ike online: BeaumontEnterprise.com WEATHER: Partly clo udy, Highs: Near 80, Lows: Upp er 50s/2A SEPTEMBER 16, 2008 VOL . CXXVIII, NO. 316 THE ADVOCATE FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS SINCE 1880 50 Cents TUESDAY at beaumontenterpris com The tastiest bits of Southeast Texas are on Will FEMA aid you? By DEE DIXON THE ENTERPRISE BEAUMONT — No expedited $2,000 for the Hurricane Ike evac- uees, FEMA officials said Monday. Following Hurricane Rita three years ago, FEMA issued expedited $2,000 payments to all evacuees who applied. However, it won’t be so automatic this time, Austin-based FEMA spokesman Dean Cushman said in a telephone interview . But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any help at all for those who incur hotel costs. But the magic words to make the money appear are “regis- ter with FEMA” and “keep your receipts.” As of Sunday, FEMA will pick up the hotel tab for those who have evacuated or whose homes are uninhabitable, Austin spokesman FEMA, page 6A Evacuees face cash flow woe By JULIE SHEHANE THE ENTERPRISE Dave Ryan/The Enterprise The Gilchrist and Crystal Beach area was devastated by Hurricane Ike, which swept away beach houses and other structures close to shore. Aerial survey shows scope of devastation: 3A ◆ Aerial gallery: BeaumontEnterprise.c om ATMs drained Be prepared when dealing with insurer By BLAIR DEDRICK ORTMANN THE ENTERPRISE With trees in houses and smashed through cars, insurance officials Monday were telling those with Hurricane Ike damage to report, record and Help for Ike victims won’t be as easy as $2,000 Rita checks INSIDE ◆ Flood forever changes victims: 3A ◆ After Rita and Ike,some in Sabine Pass rethink rebuilding: 3A ◆ Beaumont officials urge residents to limit water usage: 4A ◆ Returnees strain resources: 4A ◆ Orange faces huge cleanup: 5A ◆ School reopenings uncertain: 5A ◆ Rumors fly in wake of Ike: 5A ◆ Residents face Ike, now FEMA: 6A ◆ Openings and closures: 7A ◆ Photos of the disaster: 8A ◆ Montagne Center damaged: 1B NO HOME DELIVERY Because all newspaper carriers have evacuated, there will be no home delivery today. Home delivery of The Beaumont Enterprise will resume as soon as possible. Copies of the newspaper are available in racks and newsstands through- out the region. Please visit beaumontenter- prise.com for up-to-date news and details. Have damage? Here’s what to do By DAN WALLACH THE ENTERPRISE An operating traffic light at Crow and Fol- som roads Monday night brightened the dusk for drivers passing through, and homes with lights promised those across the street that hope was worth having. Entergy Texas had predicted it will have completed its assessments of damage across most of its 15,000-square-mile service territo- ry by this evening, which will yield the utility a ENTERGY, page 5 A 10,000 of 392,000 powered up In repair effort, Entergy surveys thousands of square miles with 30 choppers Perry visits Tammy McKinley/The Enterprise Gov. Rick Perry talks about rescue and recovery efforts with a member of the Texas Task Force 1 in Orange on Monday. Story on page 4A.
