Carol C, yes, your 12:19 post is informative and it is unfortunate you and bobert fail to realize the main thrust of it. ".....FEMA, to coordinate all disaster relief efforts which have the effect of alleviating hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local populatiom......."

The operative phrase here is "caused by". Again, moving supplies, temporary housing, etc., PRIOR to Katrina would have only added to the amount of cleanup. I think that is a pretty fair assumption, don't you?

I will give you credit, Carol C, for your research efforts unlike that other fellow who simply pooh-poohs actual facts offered by others.

My question is still out there, "how many city/school buses were available for evacuation prior to Katrina hitting land."
I remember seeing pictures of hundreds, after Katrina, sitting in their parking areas under water.

Oh, one other thing, it was mentioned that hundreds od mobile homes, RVs, etc. are sitting empty around New Orleans because the city government can't decide where to place them. A'NIMBY" scenario I guess. Much was made of them being delivered without keys which is easily solved by a 5# hammer but no one is commenting on the thousands of displaced people living hundreds or thousands of miles away who can not return due to the lack of decision making by local government.

Ah yes, the inability to make decisions within that area continue, four months after the diaster.