Katrina Coverage

Analyzing the news reports and politics of the New Orleans hurricane.

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City had evac plan, didn't put in place

October 12th, 2005
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From "City blamed for botching N.O. evac plan":
They gave New Orleans city officials an affordable plan to evacuate 30,000 low-income, elderly and homeless people, said New Orleans attorney Val Exnicios.
But city officials failed to put it in play come crunch time, he claims.
Exnicios blames city officials for botching an evacuation plan in place as needy […]

MSM says it might ask tough questions of Nagin, but doesn't

September 10th, 2005
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The WaPo article "New Orleans Mayor Faces Tough Questions" has a few questions for Nagin, but it doesn't appear to have asked him or his associates to answer them. Perhaps they're just trying to give him a heads up. The WaPo does, however, show that they're "down":
Until Nagin spoke out, Yancy Brown, a native of […]