St. Bernard Parish Meeting at the State Capitol
I attended the first part of the meeting held at the State Capitol. While many major questions were not answered definitively, for many residents this was their first chance to see and hear their elected officials.
Part of the reason why matters such as the oil spill, the return to St. Bernard, and the matter of claiming bodies were not addressed is because they themselves do not yet have the answers.
When I say that St. Bernard looks like an atom bomb hit it, I am in no way exagerating. Unfortunately it was necessary for President Rodriguez to drop the hammer on expectations. I've heard quite a few people chirp that they heard from someone who talked to a friend who lived near them that the water didn't go no further than their driveway. I'd like to know what part of Neverland they think their house is in.
On top of the destructive forces of the water and wind, our parish has also endured our very own version of the Exxon Valdes (Murphy Oil will have to compensate owners for damage done to property and as Junior mentioned, might have to buy them if the contamination is as bad as it could be.)
Junior did not sugarcoat the reality that there is virtually nothing left standing outside the levee protection system in eastern St. Bernard. I've seen the proposed district plan to allow people back into the parish, though the timing of it is contingent on the oil clean-up as a 40 block area would have to be totally secured while also having the resources to guard our parish borders with Orleans.
Senator Boasso reiterated his welcome opposition to Army Corps funding to dredge the MRGO, the surest way of closing it without any more time consuming studies. The MRGO has been the source of erosion that destroyed acres of once lush swampland that would have broke part of the storm surge that inundated St. Bernard.
When more information is determined, it will be passed along via the parish website, press releases, and possibly this forum. With communications largely restored, it should be easier to get info out, especially compared to the agonizing first few days after Katrina hit.
When more details and specifics come my way, I will pass them on.
Part of the reason why matters such as the oil spill, the return to St. Bernard, and the matter of claiming bodies were not addressed is because they themselves do not yet have the answers.
When I say that St. Bernard looks like an atom bomb hit it, I am in no way exagerating. Unfortunately it was necessary for President Rodriguez to drop the hammer on expectations. I've heard quite a few people chirp that they heard from someone who talked to a friend who lived near them that the water didn't go no further than their driveway. I'd like to know what part of Neverland they think their house is in.
On top of the destructive forces of the water and wind, our parish has also endured our very own version of the Exxon Valdes (Murphy Oil will have to compensate owners for damage done to property and as Junior mentioned, might have to buy them if the contamination is as bad as it could be.)
Junior did not sugarcoat the reality that there is virtually nothing left standing outside the levee protection system in eastern St. Bernard. I've seen the proposed district plan to allow people back into the parish, though the timing of it is contingent on the oil clean-up as a 40 block area would have to be totally secured while also having the resources to guard our parish borders with Orleans.
Senator Boasso reiterated his welcome opposition to Army Corps funding to dredge the MRGO, the surest way of closing it without any more time consuming studies. The MRGO has been the source of erosion that destroyed acres of once lush swampland that would have broke part of the storm surge that inundated St. Bernard.
When more information is determined, it will be passed along via the parish website, press releases, and possibly this forum. With communications largely restored, it should be easier to get info out, especially compared to the agonizing first few days after Katrina hit.
When more details and specifics come my way, I will pass them on.
posted by BourbonConservative at 6:34 PM
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