Blanco: Louisiana not getting fair share of aid

katc.com ^ | 01/05/06

[Ellesu]

NEW ORLEANS -- Gov. Kathleen Blanco complained on Thursday that Louisiana is not getting its fair share of hurricane aid from the federal government.

Blanco said that Louisiana suffered 70 percent of the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina but that it is not getting an equivalent amount in aid.

"We are all American citizens, we cannot allow ourselves to be treated like second-class citizens," the governor said during an update on rebuilding to the New Orleans city council.

Sam Jones, Blanco's deputy director of community programs, pointed out that Louisiana got only $6.2 billion out of $11.5 billion in Community Development Block Grants that were recently approved by Congress and President Bush.

[peyton randolph]

Gov. Kathleen Blanco complained

Pre-MS, MS, or Post-MS?

[NorthEastRepublican]

I agree with her, they will not get their fair share until Blanco and Nagin are votted out.

[Cicero]

"WE DEMAND MORE GRAVY!" says Blanco.

After all, what city deserves gravy more than The Big Easy? They jes sittin' theh waitin' fer their share.

[skinkinthegrass]

Gov. Kathleen Blanco complained

Are you Sure?..."Well, There not enough bribery/$$$$ is going to my minions..."

[John Jorsett]

70% of the damage but 100% of the whining and obnoxiousness.

[kenth]

What in the heck kind of dictionary do the dems have in which fair is defined as "all"?

[t2buckeye]

Yeah...after all, she had to spend thousands on her new government office digs and she needs more!

[Arm_Bears]

Blanco, and Louisiana, can go to hell.

[noblejones]

Hell, I'll send Blanco all the AIDS she wants.

Pig.

[CindyDawg]

Greedy, isn't she? I'm sure this will bode well with her neighbors.

[joesnuffy]

Forget NO....let the Delta be natural...

[Howlin]

What in the HELL is wrong with this woman?

[upchuck]

Hey Blanko, if you could show the Feds how you spent the $6.2 bil you've received and convince them the spending was done without any fraud, maybe they'd be willing to give you some more.

Of course, it could be that some smart Fed calculated that you'd waste $5.3 bill of the $11.5 bil and that's why you only got $6.2 bil.

[Normal4me]

"we cannot allow ourselves to be treated like second-class citizens"

Uh, yes you can. You are a povety ridden society living on the taxes of working Americans....deal with it.

[Political Junkie Too]

Does that 70% include New Orleans? Does she think that 100% of New Orleans should be restored back to pre-Katrina condition? Is that her complaint about the 70%? What would the 70% of the damage reduce down to if you take the below-sea-level parts of New Orleans out of the equation?

-PJ

[Howlin]

So her state got more than half of the 11.5 billion alloted for ALL the Katrina damage, and she's carping?

[Ellesu]

She is history. I'm wondering about a decent successor. Nobody worth anything is challenging her for the governor's mansion.