Evacuee aid blocked by state & local officials

The Governor of Louisiana and Mayor of New Orleans apparently have used their authority to prevent the American Red Cross from providing emergency supplies to NO residents trapped at the Superdome, especially on the Monday following the storm (the day before the drainage-canal break which flooded most of NO).

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