September 4, 2005

Despair in Louisiana

One of the most poignant images of the aftermath I have seen is actually a video of Jefferson Parish president, Aaron Broussard, who was incredibly active in the rescue and recovery. He was interviewed on NBC's Meet the Press:

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/09/04.html#a4783

It just breaks my heart. I can't believe this is happening -- this is despair and helplessness of the local government.

Good round-ups:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/02/katrina.response/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4210674.stm

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