Locals join criticism of tardy response: Baton Rouge

[blonndee]

Locals join criticism of tardy response
By PENNY BROWN ROBERTS
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Advocate staff writer

The Bogalusa Medical Center limped along for a week with just enough power to run the emergency room before learning its plea for a generator was lost in a computer mishap.

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And when the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office -- contending with an influx of desperate evacuees -- was down to 24 hours of fuel for patrol cars, its regular supply suddenly got shut off.

The culprit wasn't two-story floodwaters or downed power stations or gun-toting looters, local authorities claim.

It was the very government agency charged with saving the day in times of disaster: the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

more at http://2theadvocate.com/stories/091205/new_criticism001.shtml

So it's NOT just the "whiners in NO" complaining, hey Freepers?

[tulsakatz]

1. what I find really despicable in this situation is......

.......not only did FEMA not help these people in a timely manner but that FEMA (and other officials) prevented these people from getting help!!!

There was a story about a ship in the gulf who wanted to help but they didn't get orders from the govt saying they could help. Then there is the story about the police on the bridge who refused to let people cross. There have also been reports of countries and states who wanted to help but they couldn't come in until Bush made a decision late Thursday or early Friday!!!

Now that is really despicable!! If they didn't want to help, that's bad enough. But to prevent these people from seeking help on their own is just unthinkable!!!