CUs Assess Hurricane Damage

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - (07/12/05) --Credit unions along the Gulf Coast ofFlorida and Louisiana and portions inland are still assessing thedamage from Hurricane Dennis, which followed by just 10 monthsnearly the same path as Hurricane Ivan. Alicia Blanda of theLouisiana league and Adena Whitman of the Alabama CU Leaguereported that credit unions in those two states were reporting nodamage. In Florida, there were reports of power outages but nosignificant damage. Escambia County Employees CU reported minorflooding, while Pen Air FCU in Pensacola was open Monday with threerunning ATMs and some storm damage to branch offices.