FEMA pins blame on Louisiana gluttony. MREs ran out too fast in Gustav

Times Picayune ^ | January 17, 2009 | Robert Travis Scott

[BBell]

We sure have a lot of people from Michigan down here looking for work, as well as other states.

[BBell]

Thank you.

[BBell]

Let New York City get hit by a cat 3,4 or 5 hurricane and we will see how they react.

To equate New Orleans with the rest of Louisiana shows your ignorance.

[ASOC]

Certainly thought provoking. I am trying to get the link for “THe Battle of Pelican Street” where folks took on looters - and the looters lost (DRT)

IT was on the web for a bit and nothing on the MSM, but that is no surprise....

[bronxboy]

Hope they find work.

[bronxboy]

Guess again GM management. Yeah, I’m pissed at certain Senators from the South who bailout transplants with much dollars-taxpayer dollars then walk around complaining about a loan. Let’s just say if Sanford is the GOP candidate in 2012, I’m voting third party.

[Free_in_Alabama]

Actually, I have family in Baton Rouge. N.O. is not all of Louisiana, but the politics at the time, caused a failure from the state level and the mayor of NO. Much of southern LA performed and acted well but lets face it, Katrina and Gustav wasn't the south's best showing. And yes, if NY had that level of devastation it would be rough. If any major metro area with a high percentage of underclass has the devastation that NO did, the result would be the same. I can only imagine Birmingham faced with the same situation. The results would be similar. That's the facts with the south, our cities aren't the safest. Not as bad as Detroit or Chicago but still not too grand either. I wont go into the cause, we all know why.

We had “disadvantaged” evacuees from Gustav just up the road from us at a local gym (15 miles). They did something like 20K in damage and complained the whole time from what I read in the local rag. I don't think they will open it again for the next evacuation. But ignorance is bliss :)

[Free_in_Alabama]

I was close. GM will get their bailout and you can be happy. I'm not real happy with the bailout of transplants aka illegal imigrants either. One bad decision doesn't warrant another. I oppose bailouts in general. Chrysler in the 80s seemed to work out though. Maybe these will work out also. The GOP is dead!!!!!!!!!

We need a conservative party that actually adheres to moral and economic conservative principles. But I'm dreaming again.

Hope things work out for you at GM. Its going to be a rough couple of years.

[bronxboy]

Thanks...it will be a rough couple of years to be sure. My kids have been in three schools in three years...not complaining happy to have a job. I had a botched operation a few years ago so I have to keep health insurance which makes it difficult to change jobs at this stage...but I may have to-who knows?

[Lurker]

Guess again GM management.

Well it's no wonder that Bed, Bath, and Beyond has more market cap than your entire stupid company.

Whoever hired you should be fired about 3 seconds before you are.

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[BBell]

I actually think the Louisiana performed pretty well during Gustav. Of course I say that with Katrina in mind. I live near the lake on the north end of the twin span. We were devastated by Katrina but our local government acted well. The next morning we had volunteer firemen roaming the neighborhoods looking for people in distress. The police were around almost immediately and our roads were being cleared with in two days. All hell was breaking loose in NOLA and we were already recovering.

BTW, sorry I called you ignorant. I get a little excited when I think people are lumping New Orleans and Louisiana together. The French Quarter is about 35 minutes from my house but my community hasn't had a murder in two years. And the murders we had two years ago involved folks from New Orleans.

[bronxboy]

What a rude message...not that I care what you think. Since I no longer remember the post you refer to and have little desire to look it up based on this reply,I will say goodbye with this pertinent quote, Great people talk about ideas; ordinary people talk about things; small-minded people talk about other people’,(author unknown).