[Paleo Conservative]

Though her state has been devastated by Hurricane Katrina and thousands are believed dead in New Orleans, Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco has yet to declare a state of emergency and refuses to cede authority over rescue efforts to the federal government.

She's just making sure she gets her cut of the contracts to rebuild New Orleans.

[BigBobber]

She's just making sure she gets her cut of the contracts to rebuild New Orleans.

Bingo! My thought exactly. She doesn't want the Feds running this thing because the contracts (which will be in the $10s of billions) wouldn't be going to the "right" people.