FEMA gives hurricane supplies back to Louisiana

[sabra]

Source: CNN

(CNN) -- Some of the $85 million in hurricane relief supplies given away as federal surplus will be sent back to Louisiana and given to nonprofit agencies for distribution, the state's hurricane recovery office said Tuesday.

"Today we can report that we have been notified that some of the surplus property has been located in Texas and will be coming to the state of Louisiana for distribution by Unity New Orleans," said Paul Rainwater, the executive director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority.

A CNN investigation revealed last week that FEMA gave away the supplies as government surplus, even though agencies like Unity -- which works to resettle hurricane victims -- were still seeking the kind of supplies given away.

After the disclosure, Rainwater's organization asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to return some of the extensive stockpiles of household goods that had been purchased as "starter kits" for people living in trailers after Hurricane Katrina.

After CNN reported on the giveaway, other Louisiana officials also asked that the supplies be redirected to the state, which originally passed on them. John Medica, director of Louisiana's Federal Property Assistance Agency, told CNN he was unaware Katrina victims still needed the items because no agency had contacted his office.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/17/fema.supplies/index.html

[L0oniX]

1. Yep the bastards got caught giving the stuff away to others.

Now they are getting heat for it because they got exposed on tv and in the press, so now they make the change and move the stuff to those who really need it. These bastards never do what they are supposed to do until they get exposed. This seems to be the way our government is working these days. We need to put a damned camera and mic in every office of the government and a GPF on every congress critter and senator.

[Doctor_J]

2. Bravo CNN!

and whoever shamed them into reporting this BushCO rip-off.

[Acadia Blue]

3. Yea, they reported on Wal Mart for trying to take medical benefits

away from that totally disabled woman in the nursing home too.
Good for them.
There are tent cities in La. and they need those supplies.

[Dogtown]

4. Hands out of the cookie jar,

You thieving bastards.


:applause: :woohoo: :applause:

[flashl]

5. Bravo CNN. nt

[Ian David]

6. FEMA: Still doing a heckuva job! n/t