“… I request that you declare an emergency for the State of Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina for the time period beginning August 26, 2005, and continuing. The affected areas are all the southeastern parishes including the New Orleans Metropolitan area …”
— Governor Blanco letter to President Bush, August 27, 2005
REPRESENTATIVE BUYER: “So I’d like to know why did the president’s federal emergency assistance declaration of August 27th not include the parishes of Orleans, Jefferson and Plaquemines?”
[FORMER FEMA DIRECTOR] BROWN: “[I]f a governor does not request a particular county or a particular parish, that’s not included in the request.”
— During sworn testimony September 27, 2005
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