Hurricane Gulags

[Blaise (imported)]

The State of Louisiana failed to meet the challenge of Hurricane Gustav. In at least two cases, the state stuffed refugees from the storm in abandoned Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores without showers and with an insufficient number of toilets. Victims of the storm endured loss of privacy and inadequate space. The state placed the refugees under armed guard. They denied victims access to visitors and even contact with reporters. Governor Jindal made a scapegoat of the director of social services, but he failed to take on his own responsibility for this debacle. He ought to have spent more time working as governor and less time as newscaster during the storm.

[jemagirl (imported)]

You'd think the Government sees the people as the enemy. It makes me wonder what the Government will do in the next national emergency.

[Blaise (imported)]

You'd think the Government sees the people as the enemy. It makes me wonder what the Government will do in the next national emergency.

Jindal is intelligent but he is also a major jerk. He may be the worst governor this state has had. He focused on being a press agent during Gustav and neglected running agencies of governement. He fired the wrong person. He ought to have fired himself.

[ramses (imported)]

Due to my line of work, I am privy to a lot of what the State of Louisiana does during storm response and I will say that they got a lot more right than they got wron in the last few storms. I personally know people in the EOC (emergency operations center) and they work night and day to accomplish the logistical nightmare that occurs after a storm.

As of late, the old vacant Wal-mart store parking lots are a popular spot for setting up emergeny services, staging of equipment and camps. When you hear about people staying in tents, it usually means an air conditioned structure with lights, electricity , doors and rated for 90 mph winds and have flooring.

Some things are just a bitch to get after a storm and there can be shortages. port-a-cans are one of those items that may have to be shipped from the other side of the country and would be a logical reason why a shortage occured.

I try not to get involved in evacuee shelters unless there is no other business to be had like a military, electric company or refinery camp. The problems running a camp for evacuees vs. anyone else are to numerous to list.

[Blaise (imported)]

Due to my line of work, I am privy to a lot of what the State of Louisiana does during storm response and I will say that they got a lot more right than they got wron in the last few storms. I personally know people in the EOC (emergency operations center) and they work night and day to accomplish the logistical nightmare that occurs after a storm.

As of late, the old vacant Wal-mart store parking lots are a popular spot for setting up emergeny services, staging of equipment and camps. When you hear about people staying in tents, it usually means an air conditioned structure with lights, electricity , doors and rated for 90 mph winds and have flooring.

Some things are just a bitch to get after a storm and there can be shortages. port-a-cans are one of those items that may have to be shipped from the other side of the country and would be a logical reason why a shortage occured.

I try not to get involved in evacuee shelters unless there is no other business to be had like a military, electric company or refinery camp. The problems running a camp for evacuees vs. anyone else are to numerous to list.

I can imagine. The state did do a lot better this time. As former school teacher and probation officer, I am aware of how people act when they are not actually engaged in scoiety other than as wards of the state. I think that everyone did the best he or she could. What bothers me is that the governor of Louisiana can do no wrong. He is really an asshole.

I just did not care for our pompous governor dumping on someone else. He did not need to be giving all the information he have at endless press conferences. He was at least as responsible as anyone he scapegoated.

[ramses (imported)]

It looks like we are both up kinda early. I'm driving o Galveston from dallas. Left at 4am...

[Blaise (imported)]

It looks like we are both up kinda early. I'm driving o Galveston from dallas. Left at 4am...

Well, in a way, I envy you. I enjoyed my old job, but I don''t think I have the ability to work the long hours I onced worked. I have made the trip you are making and it was a long way even when I was still young.