[UPcrawfish]

Link to article in Monroe, LA paper about 100's of school buses from across the state, getting to within 10 miles of downtown NOLA, 60 HOURS before landfall and the city/state govt would not allow them in - would not give them an assignment to evacuate - in some cases would not even acknowledge their presence..

Buses were in Kenner, LA by 600pm FRIDAY - Aug 26th. After a week of sitting at a truck stop with other EMS crews / ambulance teams and rescue personnel - the Ouachita Parish School Supt called his people home..

SICKENING

http://www.thenewsstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050903/NEWS05/50903002/1060/NEWS05

[lrb111]

please reread your link. Those buses were turned away after the hurricane. just a friendly heads up.

[Itzlzha]

*PING*...read this and weep...also pass the word and GET THE STORY OUT!!!

"Parish school buses head back unused"

Good find UPcrawfish!!!!

[Major_Risktaker]

After 3fi hours of trying to get information and after talking to the other systems represented, a West Monroe police officer talked with a National Guardsman who said there was no certainty the group would be allowed into the city on Friday, Saturday or even Sunday

Why would the National Guardsman say that? Who was preventing help from not entering NOLA?

I heard many other citizens heading down to help in NOLA were also turn away. WHY?

This is the $64,000 dollar question.