Reply #3: NO! that person is either full of shit or else misinformed

[Ava]

http://www.snopes.com/katrina/politics/blanco.asp

Blanco declared a state of emergency for the state of Louisiana on the 26th August of. Part of the reason this false information spread was because of a washington post article that was absolutely wrong. they later issued a correction to their article, noting that "A Sept. 4 article on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina incorrectly said that Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D) had not declared a state of emergency. She declared an emergency on Aug. 26."

also, on Saturday (27 August), blanco requested that President Bush "declare an emergency for the State of Louisiana due to Hurricane Katrina." The White House responded to Governor Blanco's request that same day (Saturday) by declaring the emergency and authorizing FEMA "to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency." the rest we all know.. FEMA mishandled the hell out of it, bush ate cake with mccain, and "heckuva job brownie!"