Blogging from Slidell, Louisiana about loving life on the Gulf Coast despite BP and Katrina
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Katrina vs the Midwest Floods
From a Mississippi blogger, her take on people trying to compare the aftermath of Katrina to the latest flooding up north
I think a lot of people still have no idea of the amount of destruction Hurricane Katrina did. FEMA made it to the Mississippi Coast a lot faster than I would have expected. The situation in New Orleans was different. To me, it wouldn't have made sense to try bring in truckloads of water and food to a city that was being evacuated, especially from the RealClear Poltics article you linked to which showed the National Guard had the necessary items on hand.
read the entire piece at the link above.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
-
On the fourth anniversary of his storm-related death, friends of the Rev. Arthur Ginart -- "Father Red" -- will gather Saturday f...
-
A while back I ran a post about the "recycling" if - you will - of the live oak trees that became victims of Katrina. Instead of...
1 comment:
Quite worthwhile information, thank you for the article.
Post a Comment