Did they declare martial law? If not, they have no authority to do so.
Exactly what I was thinking as well.
I have heard various versions of the ML declarations.
Does anyone know if ML has been officially declared?????
I could be wrong but, I seem to recall hearing martial law declared on the day or perhaps the day after the hurricane hit.
Google yeilds this UPI story.
Martial law declared around New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Martial law was declared in New Orleans midday Tuesday as the city continued flooding from at least two levees damaged by Hurricane Katrina ...
lots of other stuff, but not about Martial Law
Declaring Martial Law, or a state of emergency, does not negate the State or United States Constitution. Both protect the right of people (or citizens) to keep and bear arms. The latter declares it shall not be infringed, the former that it shall not be abridged.