Posted on 12/29/2005 5:22:45 PM PST by CajunConservative
BATON ROUGE -- A firefighting crew from the Louisiana National Guard on Thursday headed to Texas to help with the ongoing battle against wildfires that have charred more than 100 homes and killed four in that state and Oklahoma.
Three UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters rigged with firefighting water buckets departed Louisiana early Thursday for Grand Prairie, Texas, to help fight the fires which swept across nearly 20,000 acres in the two states.
"I am proud to send the very capable members and resources of the Louisiana National Guard to support our neighbors in Texas," said Gov. Kathleen Blanco in a news release. "The people of Texas and the Texas National Guard quickly came to Louisiana's aid when we needed it most. This support is one of the many ways we want to let our friends in Texas know that we will never forget their generosity to us."
The helicopters, based with the Guard's 1/244th Aviation Battalion, each will have a crew of six.
Texas opened its doors to thousands of evacuees fleeing Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
"We had such an outpouring of support from other states during our recovery from the hurricanes. This is what the National Guard is all about," said Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, the adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard.
Shrewd move and smart politics. The gal guv is learning.
That's good.
"I own a lumber company?
...want some w00d?"
Don'tcha just imagine someone has to hose down Nagin's house?
LOL. I wanted bad to post the very same thing. Real bad.
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