[Revel]

From another forum:

"STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED - FEMA & HS

FOX FCN just broke in with BREAKING ALERT at 6:40 pm CDT:

President Bush has just declared a STATE OF EMERGENCY in Louisiana. And the Feds are taking charge right now to oversee the evacuation & preparations!

I think she said that Homeland Security will be in charge and FEMA will be coordinating things but maybe I heard it wrong. "


I really did think the feds were involved in this one. They have probably been scratching there heads for the way in which this is being delt with localy in NO.

[NautiNurse]

the Feds are taking charge right now to oversee the evacuation & preparations!

Apparently the adults are truly taking over now

[blam]

" I think she said that Homeland Security will be in charge and FEMA will be coordinating things but maybe I heard it wrong. "

Isn't this unprecidented?

[pollyg107]

Does this mean that the feds are preempting the idiot governor and mayor? I hope so. Usually I hate federal intervention in anything, but that governor of Louisiana just seems like a complete idiot.