I thought they did declare it, but if you look at this link they contradict themselves, hard to tell what's going on anymore...http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/08/breaking-news-martial-law-declared-in.php
12:16 PM ET - WWL-TV reports that martial law is now in effect in Plaquemines Parish southwest of New Orleans, where 60% of homes are said to be flooded; persons found on the streets there will be arrested. WWL-TV is broadcasting live video via KHOU in Houston. Some looting has begun in New Orleans, according to AP. 10:18 PM ET - The Louisiana Attorney General's office has now issued some clarifications [JURIST report] concerning the martial law declarations made by local officials earlier in the day, indicating that "martial law" as such has not been legally declared in any part of the state and that no such term exists in Louisiana state law, although public officials have broad emergency powers to suspend civil liberties and commandeer property in the process of restoring order after a disaster. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gruss Gott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 10:44 PM Subject: Where Is The Leadership? > Why are people starving and dying in NO? What the hell is going on? > The President should declare martial law, appoint a national > coordination center, break the city into sections, appoint section > teams, section leaders, and coordination center section single points > of contact. > > Send in the section teams to restore law, get communication, and > estimate resources needed. Send the info back to HQ and begin > distributing supplies based on priority. > > It ain't rocket science. What the fuck is going on down there? > People are dying with notes in their hands for next of kin. The video > footage looks like fekking Somalia. I am completely outraged, > shocked, and embarrassed. > > This is a total failure of leadership on every level. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:172104 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
