Serious question. What power and authority does a congressman have in regardes to a state emergency, evacuation, national guard, US military, and relief efforts? I can't think of any.
If I was a Congressman of a state and the New Orleans disaster plan was as dismal as we've seen, I'd be yelling bloody murder. Long before a hurricane arrived.
Instead, when Jindal was asked what blame local and state authorities bore for this, he insisted it wasn't their fault.
So IMO he's part of the problem here.