NOLA Mayor Says Forget The Feds & Come On Back

Sploid
Sep. 18, 2005

Feds try to stop Mayor Ray Nagin from bringing people back to New Orleans.

Federal and local authorities on Sunday clashed over whether New Orleans was ready for residents to return, putting in doubt efforts to quickly resettle the devastated city.

Coast Guard Vice Adm. Thad Allen, head of the federal recovery efforts in New Orleans, said the city lacked most of the basic services -- such as drinkable water, sewage and electricity —- that residents would need.


The latest recovery boss from Washington, Vice Admiral Thad Allen, told Nagin to "slow down."













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