[Route66]

The use of local and regional buses was ignored. Over the last 5 days we've seen a scramble to bring in buses from other locations and I just saw this go by:

2:13 P.M. - BATON ROUGE (AP): Governor Kathleen Blanco has declared a state of public health emergency. The declaration allows doctors, nurses and other medical professionals to register with the Department of Health and Hospitals and go to work immediately in Louisiana. The medical professionals must be in good standing in their home states.

Blanco also is asking that school buses be used to help carry supplies and evacuate hurricane victims. Superintendents in every Louisiana school district that is still up and running have been ordered to send a list of buses and drivers.

I can't believe she just got around to calling for school buses in her own state after seeing all the begging and screaming for buses over the last few days. They are still woefully behind the curve while criticizing Bush and the federal government for not doing things fast enough.

[trillabodilla]

They took the buses from our school district, but not until THURSDAY. The buses were used to take children to school on WEDNESDAY.

I hope we get them back in useful condition.

This aftermath will affect Louisiana terribly, and not just storm damage.

[AliVeritas]

I know, I posted it earlier from her website.