[va4me]

Yes. Invoking National Guard is first a governor's prerogative. The governor did so on Thursday, I believe the records will show.

FEMA's web site says it started working with the LA National Guard on 8/28 to coordinate a response.

[Miss Marple]

The Louisiana Governor had control over HER guard. Calling in other states' guards must be done by a formal request to the President, which hadn't happened until Thursday.

[Cboldt]

FEMA's web site says it started working with the LA National Guard on 8/28 to coordinate a response.

I believe that, and there was a NG presence before the hurricane hit, checking people into the SuperDome.

The amount and deployment of NG resources is first the governor's prerogative still - and not the President's.