[Rock N Jones]

"Yet the state's website has a document showing that she made the request on August 28."

I would appreciate if you would post the url showing this document.

Thanks

[Cboldt]

http://www.gov.state.la.us/Press_Release_detail.asp?id=973 Aug 26 State of Emergency
http://www.gov.state.la.us/Press_Release_detail.asp?id=976 August 27 letter
http://gov.louisiana.gov/Disaster%20Relief%20Request.pdf Aug 28 letter (pdf)
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/La._Governors_August_27_request_for_assista_0906.html Text

[Cboldt]

Oops - the link to the PDF of her Aug 28 letter is correct, but the link to the text rendition leads to a website that got it wrong.

Here is a link to the text of Blanco's August 28 letter:

http://www.yuricareport.com/Disaster/BlancoToPresident_letter8_28_05.html

The August 27 letter asked for federal assistance in a total amount of 9 million, the August 28th in the amount of 130 million.

A theme that emerges from these pieces of correspnodence is that the state drives the federal response.

[Graymatter]

http://gov.louisiana.gov/Disaster%20Relief%20Request.pdf