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 NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mardi Gras spectators couldn't miss the anger and frustration Jeff Friedland and others feel about the slow pace of Hurricane Katrina recovery — it was the theme of their costumes in the second Carnival since the storm.
Friedland joined the celebrations Tuesday in a house painter's jumpsuit — wrapped in red tape.
"Abysmal. Uncaring. Bordering on immoral," Friedland, 57, said of his more than 17 months of haggling with five different insurance companies and three mortgage companies over damage to his home and two rental properties he owns in New Orleans.
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