Jovanda Taylor had filled out more than 20 job applications by the time she walked into Maison de Lafayette. She and her boyfriend, Kevin Washington, had been living in their truck with their two dogs for over a month.

Taylor, who is from New Orleans, had moved to Houston after her mother died. “I just wanted to start something new,” she told KATC. The plan fell apart on a technicality: her certification as a certified nursing assistant didn’t transfer across state lines, which meant the credential she had built a career on was worthless the moment she crossed into Texas. She and Washington found Houston too fast-paced and came back to Louisiana, where the........

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