Questions that need to be asked about Lousiana’s response to Katrina
This is best statement I’ve seen yet on the ineptitude with which Hurricane Katrina evacuation and recovery were handled.
After things calm down, and the memory of all this begins to fade, I hope no one forgets to ask these questions:
Why were no means of evacuation other than the SuperDome provided for those too poor or infirm to leave? These were not people who were set on remaining in their homes no matter what. They all flocked to the SuperDome for lack of a better plan.
Even if we accept the lack of leadership in facilitating the evacuation, when it quickly became obvious that the SuperDome was no longer a viable facility for the thousands of people inside – why did it still take a WEEK to get them out? Even though people were actually dying inside.
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