Ken Rodriguez: New Orleans nursing home mystery: How did 14 residents die?
Dorothy and other residents were never evacuated from the Lafon Nursing Home of the Holy Family.
After the hurricane, some Lafon residents were bused to a nursing home in Houma, La. Others were airlifted to New Orleans International Airport and sent to hospitals.
Dorothy stayed behind. An unknown number of residents stayed, too. As rescue workers gathered the remains of at least 14 Lafon residents, the nursing home staff referred calls to a lawyer.
Relatives of the deceased want answers. One of Dorothy's daughters, Rosalind Chavis of San Antonio, fears the truth may be hard to find.
"I am suspicious," says Rosalind, 46. "They had time to evacuate my mom."
Louisiana authorities share Rosalind's concern. The state's attorney general has opened an investigation into Lafon.
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