What is the state of Louisiana doing for it's own people? Are there not large areas of the state unaffected by the hurricane? Why are all the evacuees being shipped out of state?
I have my own notions as to why, but wonder if someone closer to the situation can enlighten.
Shelters are in BR. Shreveport has opened the Hirsh Coliseum and LSU-S gym. I am sure there are others, but MSM isn't reporting it!! N.O. had 1.2 million people... who are now largely homeless.
Baton Rouge has something like 300,000 refugees.
This has to be a national effort. Every major city in this country needs to take in some of the people who need shelter.
This is just too big a disaster for a few states and cities to carry the load.
They're not all being shipped out. Shreveport is likewise bulging at the seems with refugees.
Also, people are trying to get that La. Gov. to open up Egland AFB in Alexandria for sheltering. (*And, I have been trying to do my part by getting a room for that N.O. Mayor a room in Pinevile.)
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I work at the charity hospital here in Baton Rouge; we have been defined as a decrepit, falling-down, outdated, campus that should have been torn down. Well I'm sure that there are many patients that we are caring for that are grateful that we haven't been "put down". "All" the evacuees are not being shipped out the state. Baton Rouge had a pop of 225-250K; by this weekend we expect to be around 600K +/- and are taking care of the sickest of the sick as we are the closest. Your "refugees" will soon begin to filter back and will be in Beaumont, Lake Charles, Crowley, Lafayette, and finally Baton Rouge as a holding area. Thanks for your help and don't worry I can assure you we have a lot more that you. I don't know what your "notions as to why" are, but if you had a notion to come give a hand here I'd thank you personally!
They aren't all being moved out of state, the population of Baton Rouge has more than doubled
LA has abdicated its responsibility for the refugees and the Republicans are seizing the opportunity to dilute the LA democrat base.
I just spoke to my brotrher who lives in England, and he said the word over there is that it's all Bush's fault in regards to the failure to evacuate all these people! I couldn't believe it! I told him the "whole" story and he agreed. Just thought I'd pass that on...... I can't believe the media!