A day after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, Gov. Kathleen Blanco briefs the media on the devastation in southeast Louisiana. Blanco said Tuesday she ‘devoted every waking hour’ to helping her state recover from Katrina and the later Hurricane Rita. From left are Louisiana National Guard Maj. Gen. Bennett Landreneau, U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., Blanco, then-Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown, and U.S. Sen.David Vitter, R-La.
Hurricanes among her challenges
By
MARSHA SHULER AND GERARD SHIELDS
Advocate staff writers
Published: Mar 21, 2007
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