State officials monitor Tropical Storm Edouard
State officials monitor Tropical Storm Edouard
WAFB Channel 9 News, August 4, 2008
The governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness activated its emergency operations center to prepare for possible storm damage. Most of its focus may be to the west.
Governor Jindal is working with the state's Unified Command Group to make sure Louisiana is ready to battle Edouard and not make the same mistakes made during hurricanes Katrina and Rita. His focus is improved communication. "The state's invested 10 million dollars interpretability communications. We've never had that before," Jindal says.
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