Business as usual in New Orleans
Why am I not surprised... From Louisiana station
WWLTV:
City's new hurricane command center in disrepair
When hurricanes threaten emergency operations centers, or EOC�s, across the state are the nerve centers for first responders and emergency managers. It's where they come together to make key decisions for public safety.
That won�t be happening anytime soon inside the space that is designated to become New Orleans� new emergency operations center.
Located on the ninth floor of City Hall, it's mostly empty aside from some wires hanging from the ceiling and piles of broken concrete sitting on the floor.
It was supposed to be ready by Monday, the first day of hurricane season.
"Unfortunately there's been some problems with getting that work done," said Col. Jerry Sneed, the city�s emergency preparedness chief.
This is downright crazy -- during Katrina, Mayor Nagin proved himself to be incapable of leading and was more of an impediment than of any use and the idiots re-elected him. What does it take to shake people loose down there.
And it isn't like they have President Bush to blame when the next one strikes...
Posted by DaveH at June 3, 2009 10:45 AM