Sometimes you just sit and listen

[ksmith]

...or read.

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[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

But it sure as hell sounds like it isn't in use in LA.

No, it doesn't. And they knew they had troubles, and asked for help, and were told, sorry, the money has gone to Iraq.

But I have heard that certain sections of the police department are very corrupt--this might make some implementation difficult...

[trolleypup.livejournal.com]

I understand there was also a fair amount of jurisdictional politics going on...as in: "Nope, sorry, can't help, wrong parish!"

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

It occurs to be that Louisiana law is Napoleonic, the only state in the union where that is the case. I know how it can effect being picked up for a crime, and a little about marriage laws--but how would it effect setting up their own disaster response groups?