Katrina Coverage

As previously discussed in "Some LA counties missing from White House emergency declaration" and the later "The strange incident of the missing parishes", the various press releases and emergency declarations from various agencies seem to be missing some of the affected parishes.

For instance, a White House emergency declaration listed the parishes in the north of the state, and not those most affected.

This matter still remains a mystery, and here are some more links for any doughty researchers who want to try to come up with an answer.

A comment left at this post refers to "Winston Smith games", but the promised follow-up is not provided…

If your tinfoil is snugged down tight, enjoy yet another DU thread on this.

And, it turns out that "Is Blanco Trying To Rewrite History?" might not be correct, for the reason listed.

That links to LA press release #976 from Aug 27 and to a PDF file from Aug 28.

The first describes the parishes and requests an emergency declaration. The second requests a disaster declaration:

You correctly noted President Bush's same-day response to the Aug. 27 Blanco letter. What you missed is that on Aug. 29, President Bush responded to the second letter and made the disaster declaration. It's right there on the White House website, six documents above the one you posted.

That second link lists all the parishes in one way or another.

Here are some press releases from FEMA:

Aug 27: "Emergency Aid Authorized For Hurricane Katrina Emergency Response In Louisiana" (does NOT list Orleans, Plaquemines, etc.)

Aug 29: "Designated Counties for Louisiana Hurricane Katrina" (lists all counties in one way or another)

Aug 29: President Declares Major Disaster For Louisiana (ditto)

UPDATE: Here's yet another attempt to figure this out.

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