For your viewing pleasure, the following PDFs
Governor of LA Executive Orders Involving School Buses and Evacuation
September 1, 2005
http://www.gov.state.la.us/2005%20Executive%20orders/EmergencyEvacuationbyBuses-ReplacmentEO.pdf
September 2, 2005
http://www.gov.state.la.us/2005%20Executive%20orders/EmergencyEvacuationbyBuses-ReplacmentEO.pdf
I didn't realize it, but those are the same EOs, Replacements.
They were linked with different dates, so I thought I was going to get different versions.
yiPPEE!!!Way to go...and the truth shall set you FREEEEE Republic!
Here's the order signed 8/31/05
http://www.gov.state.la.us/2005%20Executive%20orders/31execEmergencyEvacuationbyBuses.pdf
What the heck is she talking about?
These buses are under water and are going nowhere!
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. KBB 2005 - 25 ________________________________________________________________________________ EMERGENCY EVACUATION BY BUSES ________________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, R.S. 29:721, et seq., confers upon the governor of the state of Louisiana emergency powers to deal with emergencies and disasters, including those caused by fire, flood, earthquake or other natural or man-made causes, to ensure that preparations of this state will be adequate to deal with such emergencies or disasters, and to preserve the lives and property of the citizens of the state of Louisiana;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Proclamation No. 48 KBB 2005, a state of emergency was declared and is currently in effect;
WHEREAS, R.S. 29:724(D)(4) provides that the governor, subject to any applicable requirements for compensation, may commandeer or utilize any private property if she finds it necessary to cope with the disaster or emergency;
WHEREAS, there is an immediate need for mass transportation to move citizens to shelters and other safe locations from disaster areas; and
WHEREAS, given the current exigent circumstances, buses are the most reasonable and practical mode of mass transportation to move our citizens to safety;
NOW THEREFORE I, KATHLEEN BABINEAUX BLANCO, Governor of the state of Louisiana, by virtue of the authority vested by the Constitution and laws of the state of Louisiana, do hereby order and direct as follows: SECTION 1: Each Superintendent of Education for each school district in Louisiana that remains substantially operational following the passage of Hurricane Katrina shall contact the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness at 225-925-3916 and provide an inventory of school buses and bus drivers in their district;
SECTION 2: As determined by the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, such buses shall be made available to be used as necessary for the mass transportation of Hurricane Katrina evacuees, accompanying law enforcement personnel, and necessary supplies to and from areas of concern to areas of safety;
SECTION 3: The Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is hereby authorized to commandeer and utilize such buses for such purposes; SECTION 4: Each Superintendent of Education for each school district in Louisiana that remains substantially operational following the passage of Hurricane Katrina shall coordinate with local law enforcement agencies and peace officers to ensure that at least one peace officer ride in each bus and at least two marked law enforcement vehicles accompany every ten buses;
SECTION 5: The Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall make efforts to work with the superintendents and local boards of education to minimize interruption of regular transportation of students...
etc. etc. etc.......
This brings tears to my eyes to think of the heartache and unspeakable horror that might have been so easily prevented if the Governor had been on the job.
Could someone refresh my memory. Why did Bobby Jindal lose the election to this woman? Was it due to stuffed ballot boxes? Cronyism? Payoffs? My memory is sketchy, and not just about this. LOL