Corrupt LA officials?

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Well now, isn't this interesting? Link

Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005 10:18 p.m. EDT

Louisiana Officials in Flood-Money Scam

Nine months before the Hurricane Katrina disaster, three Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness officials were indicted for obstructing an audit into flood prevention expenditures.

In a November 2004 press release, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Louisiana announced:

"A federal grand jury has returned two separate indictments charging three members of the State Military Department with offenses related to the obstruction of an audit of the use of federal funds for flood mitigation activities throughout Louisiana.

"The two emergency management officials were senior employees of the Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. Both were charged with conspiracy to obstruct a federal audit."

Gov. Kathleen Blanco told Louisiana's News-Star at the time that she was disturbed by the indictments. She said the National Guard is cooperating with the investigation "as I expect them to do."

Reports of rampant corruption among Louisiana's state and local agencies have been cited in recent days to explain why officials were so ill-prepared to deal with the Katrina disaster.

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Reports of rampant corruption among Louisiana's state and local agencies have been cited in recent days to explain why officials were so ill-prepared to deal with the Katrina disaster.

Hmmmm, not hearing this nugget in the major media news outlets! Who would have figured that a state that has been overrun with corrupt officials all the way back to Huey P. Long, (they even erected a statue in his honor) would be given a free pass in the press.

These goons make Chicago politicians look like saints.

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Reports of rampant corruption among Louisiana's state and local agencies have been cited in recent days to explain why officials were so ill-prepared to deal with the Katrina disaster.

This absolutely must be completely and categorically unsubstantiated and more smear and attacks from the Republicans, formed deep within a large right wing conspiracy. This could not be true, Louisiana has been controlled for years by democrats. The world knows democrats are above reproach, care more, are always for the "little people", and they feel your pain.

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Reports of rampant corruption among Louisiana's state and local agencies have been cited in recent days to explain why officials were so ill-prepared to deal with the Katrina disaster.

This absolutely must be completely and categorically unsubstantiated and more smear and attacks from the Republicans, formed deep within a large right wing conspiracy. This could not be true, Louisiana has been controlled for years by democrats. The world knows democrats are above reproach, care more, are always for the "little people", and they feel your pain.

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That Karl Rove is one hell of a story teller!

You know, I hear he was spotted near the levee (along with Rush, W, Trent Lott, and the CEO of Haliburton) with a shovel in one hand and a pick-axe in the other.