Heading to New Orleans
I’ll be heading to New Orleans tomorrow, embedded with the Missouri National Guard troops being sent to the Gulf Coast to aid in the effort.
There are already 600 Missouri National Guardsmen and Women on the ground in Louisiana today to assist with the response and Gov. Matt Blunt has directed an additional 700 Citizen-Soldiers to the area boosting Missouri’s Guard presence to about 1,300.
“We also have shelters available in Missouri for any Gustav evacuees if needed,” said Blunt today. “I have spoken with Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana to offer Missouri’s support and to discuss Missouri’s Guard presence, and I have directed the Department of Public Safety to keep me updated of any future needs that our state may be able to meet in the response.”
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Monday, 1st September 2008 at 7:57 pm
Try to stay safe.
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