what was the problem with,
using the National Guard
under state control?
It’s been a long time but I think a big issue was that the bulk of Louisiana’s NG was deployed in Iraq at the time. But then Blanco sat on her ass about allowing other troops in. Just like Nagin sat on his ass with the buses.
I recall that she was hard to convince, even by other governors, that she should take the troops they were offering from their states.