-=jd=- wrote:
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The local authorities (city, parish, state) are *wholly*
responsible for filling the gap between when the disaster hits and federal
resources arriving on-scene. In this case, *none* of the local authorities
were the least bit prepared for the actual disaster they were met with.
They most certainly had contingency plans, but it is quite obvious that
*all* of their plans were immediately overwhelmed by events. Bear in mind
that this is a City and State that has been (purportedly) planning for a
bad storm of this nature for *decades*.


On WELI this morning, someone (I tuned in too late to get his name) was
being interviewed by the local morning guy.

He says New Orleans has the largest ratio of elected officials to
population in the world.

The reason?

There isn't enough room in the prisons.

Wish I caught that guy's name...