Tropical Storm Eduardo
08/04/2008 10:43
As Tropical Storm Eduardo brushes the Louisiana coast
on route to Texas, the event underscores the lack of
readiness of Louisiana on many fronts even three
years post-Katrina.
Without doubt, the communications systems are in better shape than they were before Katrina and Governor Jindal has certainly crossed the state urging everyone to make a plan should the horrible occur.
But, the federal government through continued mistakes and lack of focus upon hurricane protection has patched up some of the vulnerable areas by building levees and storm walls bigger and better, but, the state still remains very vulnerable since the one-hundred-year hurricane protection will not go into effect until 2011, if then. Also, recent news reports have proven misjudgments concerning flood walls that have been designed to protect the city. Also, protection on MRGO will not be available should a storm or hurricane occur and the wetlands are still a skateboard for a fast-moving powerful storm.
Today, Governor Bobby Jindal will be joined by the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) Director Mark Cooper, Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson, and Louisiana Recovery Authority Executive Director Paul Rainwater to provide updates on Tropical Storm Edouard.
The storm is expected to bypass most of Louisiana and could develop into a Hurricane as it appears to be approaching the North to Central Texan coast. The winds are currently 50 MPH but those winds are expected to strengthen as the storm intensifies.
Eduardo is the storm variety that suddenly crops up in the Gulf and leaves many un-expecting citizens surprised. It is doubtful that New Orleans area will feel much of a punch from Eduardo but it still emphasizes the federal government’s lack of commitment to quickly protect the lower parishes from those weather forces that threaten the safety zones made worse by Hurricane Katrina.
Without doubt, the communications systems are in better shape than they were before Katrina and Governor Jindal has certainly crossed the state urging everyone to make a plan should the horrible occur.
But, the federal government through continued mistakes and lack of focus upon hurricane protection has patched up some of the vulnerable areas by building levees and storm walls bigger and better, but, the state still remains very vulnerable since the one-hundred-year hurricane protection will not go into effect until 2011, if then. Also, recent news reports have proven misjudgments concerning flood walls that have been designed to protect the city. Also, protection on MRGO will not be available should a storm or hurricane occur and the wetlands are still a skateboard for a fast-moving powerful storm.
Today, Governor Bobby Jindal will be joined by the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) Director Mark Cooper, Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson, and Louisiana Recovery Authority Executive Director Paul Rainwater to provide updates on Tropical Storm Edouard.
The storm is expected to bypass most of Louisiana and could develop into a Hurricane as it appears to be approaching the North to Central Texan coast. The winds are currently 50 MPH but those winds are expected to strengthen as the storm intensifies.
Eduardo is the storm variety that suddenly crops up in the Gulf and leaves many un-expecting citizens surprised. It is doubtful that New Orleans area will feel much of a punch from Eduardo but it still emphasizes the federal government’s lack of commitment to quickly protect the lower parishes from those weather forces that threaten the safety zones made worse by Hurricane Katrina.