Usually when storms hit Louisiana and the Gulf coast three things happen:
One: The
governors are there taking care of business (And politicians are there getting photo ops)
Yes, Dudley-Do-Right is there, getting a photo op, to the chagrin of the president, who is getting his own photo op addressing enthusiastic (sarcasm off) troops in a
campaign speech in nearby Fort Bliss.
Beat Obama: Romney, left, and wife Ann, centre, talked with Governor Bobby Jindal, right, during a tour of the flooding
Authorities in two states along the U.S. Gulf Coast have urged residents
to seek shelter amid fears a dam could fail, as a weakening Isaac has
doused an already drenched region...
Between 40,000 and 60,000 people could be affected by flooding if the dam breaks, Governor Bobby Jindal's office said.
He
said authorities aim to release about eight feet of water before
reinforcing the dam, and warned that without a controlled breach water
levels could reach up to a near-record 17 feet downriver.
"Make no mistake; it would be a significant flooding event for Tangipahoa Parish," Jindal said.
Officials sent trucks and busses to collect those who needed help leaving the evacuation zone
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By Bob Anderson and charles lussier
Advocate staff writers
August 31, 2012
HEAD OF ISLAND — Two Louisiana
National Guard trucks plowed through three miles of water on La. 22
Friday to deliver groceries to stranded residents.
The trucks traveled to the community of Whitehall, cut off on both sides by water...
For much of the trip, the drivers negotiated a roadway that
looked more like a river. The only markings of the path were trees on
either side.
“It’s a lot easier in the day time,” said Perry Rushing, chief of operations for the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Thursday
night, deputies and National Guard troops conducted rescue operations
on La. 22 and other roadways in the southern part of Livingston Parish.
They rescued dozens of people stranded by high water, Sheriff Jason Ard said.
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Staff Sgt. David HamannSoldiers
with Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group
(Airborne), Mississippi Army National Guard, transport victims of
flooding after Hurricane Isaac Aug. 30 here. The Miss. National Guard
has deployed approximately 1500 guard troops in response to Hurricane
Isaac. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Shane Hamann)
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and of course without being asked,
a lot of local churches are helping folks too, by housing folks/evacuees, sending down food, and sending down volunteers to help the evacuees and later clear up the mud. The link is to the Baptists, but the Catholics, LDS, and other official church charities will be there, along with spontaneous arrival of food/water/help from small churches that just fill up the pickup and drive to the disaster area, sometimes arriving there first.
In American disasters, much of the help is local, not federal...
and all the stories of local folks helping each other rarely get coverage outside of the small local newspapers (i.e. the MSM tends to be isolated from the grass roots)...
The same thing can be said in the Philippines, where the majority of evacuees move to relative's houses, not evacuation centers, and
everyone helps in the cleanup...
