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Hi Rich,
Great job on the Katrina coverage and info gathering on the levees. I spent some time in Plaquemines Parish, LA a few years ago and so have been trying to keep up with the situation there since the press hasn’t been covering the parish. It’s pretty grim, as you’d expect, since Katrina made first landfall near Buras, LA which is in Plaquemines. The town I stayed in, aptly named Venice, was pretty much destroyed. Check out these incredible NOAA photos from southern Plaquemines.
Anyhow, while I was looking for information today I came across the parish school board website and found the posting below. I thought it was an interesting contrast to the New Orleans response (or lack thereof) so brilliantly depicted on the Sep 26 NR cover:
Hurricane Katrina Update
PLAQUEMINES PARISH SCHOOL BUS ALERT!
Due to the evacuation of Plaquemines residents during Hurricane Katrina, many Plaquemines Parish school buses have been displaced throughout the state. If anyone sees a Plaquemines Parish school bus outside Plaquemines Parish, please call the Transportation Department at (504) 392-5583 or the Plaquemines Parish School Board Belle Chasse Office at (504) 392-4970 to report the location of the bus as well as the bus number.