Joy Smith

Mouton is now staying with Joy Smith, an active member of the CSUN Alumni Association who was born and raised in New Orleans.Smith gave Mouton a room in her home, which is close to campus, free of charge.

"To watch my beloved city underwater, I felt like I needed to do something," Smith said.

Smith greeted Mouton and her family with a welcome home dinner.She said she made them iced tea because it's the "New Orleans thing" to do.

Mouton paid her $21,000 yearly tuition at Xavier University before evacuating the campus, and after receiving $17,000 in financial aid; her family paid $4,000 out of pocket.
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Smith said she regretted that Mouton had a tough time on her first day, but said they were going to "have a blast."