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Disastrous disaster response from local and state La. officials

Posted by: ST on September 4, 2005 at 11:53 am » 13 Comments

(Scroll down for more info and updates) The facts coming out in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina devastation point more to gross incompetence on the part of local and state officials in La.  The response was apparently so poorly coordinated, that the feds on Friday attempted to wrest authority from La. Governor Blanco: Behind [...]

 

Mississippians’ Suffering Overshadowed

Posted by: ST on September 4, 2005 at 11:06 am » 6 Comments

On Thursday, I posted a question about the lack of significant coverage coming out of affected areas outside of New Orleans and why there wasn’t more of it.   Looks like I’m not the only one wondering: Mississippians’ Suffering Overshadowed Mississippi hurricane survivors looked around Saturday and wondered just how long it would take to get [...]