Doesn't the Government of New Orleans and Louisiana bear responsiblity for taking care of it's citizens? AND aren't most of that state and city governemnt DEMOCRATS?!
Yes. Bush's main mistake was assuming that the Democrat-controlled government of Louisiana and New Orleans was up to the task, when they clearly are totally incompetent.
Doesn't the Government of New Orleans and Louisiana bear responsiblity for taking care of it's citizens? AND aren't most of that state and city governemnt DEMOCRATS?!
Thank you zzen01
http://louisianahistory.ourfamily.com/lagovernors.html
Alexandre Mouton
Democratic
1843-1846
Isaac Johnson
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1846-1850
Joseph Wlaker
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1850-1853
Paul O. Hebert
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1853-1856
Robert C. Wickliffe
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1856-1860
Thomas O. Moore
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1860-1864
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Federal Gov't Rule
1862-1864
Henry W. Allen
Democratic
1864-1865
Michael Hahn
Republican
1864-1865
James M. Wells
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1865-1867
Benjamin Flanders
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1867-1868
Joshua Baker
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1868
Henry C. Warmoth
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1868-1872
P.B.S. Pinchback
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1872-1873
John McEnery
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1873
William P. Kellogg
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1873-1877
Francis T. Nicholls
Democratic
1877-1880
Louis A. Wiltz
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1880-1881
Samuel D. McEnery
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1881-1888
Francis T. Nicholls
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1888-1892
Murphy J. Foster
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1892-1900
William W. Heard
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1900-1904
Newton C. Blanchard
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1904-1908
Jared Y. Sanders
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1908-1912
Luther E. Hall
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1912-1916
Ruffin G. Pleasant
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1916-1920
John M. Parker
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1920-1924
Henry L. Fuqua
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1924-1926
Oramel H. Simpson
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1926-1928
Huey P. Long
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1928-1932
Alvin O. King
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1932
Oscar K. Allen
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1932-1936
James A. Noe
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1936
Richard W. Leche
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1936-1939
Earl K. Long
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1939-1940
Sam H. Jones
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1940-1944
Jimmie H. Davis
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1944-1948
Earl K. Long
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1948-1952
Robert F. Kennon
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1952-1956
Earl K. Long
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1956-1960
Jimmie H. Davis
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1960-1964
John J. McKeithen
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1964-1972
Edwin W. Edwards
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1972-1980
David C. Treen
Republican
1980-1984
Edwin W. Edwards
Democratic
1984-1988
Buddy Roemer
Republican/Democratic
1988-1992
Edwin W. Edwards
Democratic
1992-1996
Murpy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr
Republican
1996-
Bingo. Yup. and the national Guard was called up by the governor of that state. You should have seen the DUmmies getting all riled up when she ordered the guard to stop lawbreaking by any means necessary.
They know they bear the resposibility for being unprepared so they try and move it as a federal response problem instead of a state problem.
Last time I checked, states build their own schools, roads, bridges, leavies, improvements, etc, etc. The feds might help out (like they did with the leavies) but it's up to the states and cities to decide what and when stuff gets built. New Orleans and Louisiana decided not to improve their leavies.
Absolutely! All Guard units in Louisiana should have been called up on Saturday night to provide security on Tuesday morning for the entire city and surrounding area.
Same thing happened in LA during the riots. It took forever for California to mobilize it's National Guard troops. Pathetic.