http://www.informationclearinghouse....ticle10152.htm

That link is a .pdf file of the actual request made by Louisiana Governor Blanco to the White House to declare Louisiana a disaster a full two days before the storm hit.

It requests that the state be given (these are all names of types of help the federal government gives under law) Individual Assistance including the Individual and Household program, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Crisis Counseling, Public Assistance, Small Business Administration disaster relief loans and Direct Federal Assistance. It notes that Louisiana had already declared a pre-emptive state of emergency allowing for evacuations to proceed and requests $130,000,000 for Assistance programs (which include evacuation and sheltering) and debris removal.

She submitted this two days before the fucker hit and W's people weren't ready? Getthefuckouttahere.

How can anyone continue to say that this was anything but a complete failure on the federal level?

Any more excuses?
bhallg2k Reviewed by bhallg2k on . LA Gov. Asked Bush to Declare Nat'l Disaster on Sep. 28 http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10152.htm That link is a .pdf file of the actual request made by Louisiana Governor Blanco to the White House to declare Louisiana a disaster a full two days before the storm hit. It requests that the state be given (these are all names of types of help the federal government gives under law) Individual Assistance including the Individual and Household program, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, Crisis Counseling, Public Assistance, Small Rating: 5