Louisiana Governor is Declaring a State of Emergency in Preparation for Dean

it would be nice if this time more listened and were prepared.
how many do you think will stay?
is blackwaterUSA on duty already?

I smell some serious WEATHER WARS and the culprit starts with an R and ends with an A!

I won't leave. I am prepared, though.

Welllll

The national Guard won't have to be deployed in NO....they are still there patrolling the streets due to the high crime rate....

Dean is now a Cat 4, ahead of all projections.

geez, this could actually hit Lousiana?

pin for the LA folks?

jamaica is about to get hit with 150 mph sustained winds, the worst ever recorded to hit them, this will devastate them

sucks

Governor Blank Stare is such an idiot. For Katrina she did nothing, now for this threat we will all get a knock on the door and escorted to the designated Parish line, of course for out own protection.. NOT !!!!
More BS from the Government …

sucks getting hit while your down. gonna watch this close.

I LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS....THIS IS A TOTAL LIE!!!!

BAN THIS JOKER!!!

Kathleen Blanco is f'in hot, i'd do her in a NY minute...!

BTW, why havent we heard from NO mayor Ray Nig, ahem, I mean Ray Nagin, excuse me!!

I remember sitting in my friends kitchen, drinking brandy, and it was a beautiful day, with this weird feeling because I knew people were getting their collective ass kicked in NO.

And then I watched the horrors of the next few days.

I remember Pat Leahy infuriated because the TV trucks were in there, but the Gov't couldn't get in there with a truck of water.

George w. Bush telling "Brownie he is doing a "Heck of a job."

A little white dog being abandoned by his family at the bus stop because he was not allowed on the bus.

I would never have gone without my dog.

A cop picked him up, put him in the cruiser.

This Gov't must be real proud.

What's a total lie?

[link to www.2theadvocate.com]

[link to www.gov.state.la.us]
Aug 17, 2007
GOVERNOR BLANCO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY

BATON ROUGE - In anticipation of potential impact to Louisiana, Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco has declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Dean continues its progress across the Caribbean Sea. She has also requested a Presidential Emergency Declaration to ensure Federal assets are available to Louisiana prior to the potential landfall of Dean.
"These declarations are a necessary step that allows the state to move quickly if need be," Governor Blanco said. "I urge all citizens to be personally prepared, listen to your local officials and monitor your local media as this storm progresses. Please make sure your plans to get to safety should evacuation be in order. Be prepared for the worst and hope for the best."
The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness activated its Crisis Action Team (CAT) Thursday to monitor the storm and provide updates to parish, state and federal partners as the storm develops. Saturday morning, GOHSEP will upgrade its level of readiness by activating personnel from critical state agencies working within the Emergency Operations Center. Those state agencies include Louisiana State Police, the Louisiana National Guard, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, the Louisiana Department of Social Services and the Division of Administration.
Due to the potential threat to Louisiana posed by Hurricane Dean, those agencies will begin manning their respective positions on a 24 hour basis as of 8 a.m. Saturday morning.
"Louisiana is prepared. We will keep a close eye on Hurricane Dean throughout the weekend," said GOHSEP Director Jeff Smith. "I want to remind our citizens to also do their part and prepare. I strongly urge our citizens to pick up an evacuation guide and begin planning for your family's safety should this or a future storm head toward Louisiana."