Instead of heading to Tampa for the Republican National Convention this week, Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a press conference that he will remain in Louisiana as Tropical Storm Isaac heads toward the coast.
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Twitter consensus: good decision.
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good he needs to lead LA through Isaac – Bobby Jindal at newser: "I will not be speaking or attending the Republican convention in Fla."
— Mónica (@Avenew) August 27, 2012
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Jindal is still waiting for FEMA to approve his request for Louisiana to be declared a state of emergency prior to Isaac making landfall.
"FEMA says that request is still pending" #ugh MT@GOHSEP Gov Jindal: We requested a pre-landfall emergency declaration from @FEMA last night
— Allyson Funk (@allyfunk) August 27, 2012
Update:
After the press conference, Jindal tweeted more on his decision and the current state of emergency in Louisiana.
Just completed another meeting with the Unified Command Group and wanted to give you an update.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
First, I will not be speaking or attending the Republican convention in Florida.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
Party conventions are interesting but there’s no time for politics here in Louisiana.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
This storm, like every other storm is non-partisan. This is a time when we must all come together.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
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One of the things I want to make clear is that every storm is unique. There are now 20 parishes under a hurricane warning.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
Forecast currently shows that the storm will make landfall as a strong Category 1 hurricane.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
The slow moving nature of this storm means that there may be many parts of our state inundated with heavy winds & rain for many hours.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
There could be inland parishes that experience strong winds and a lot of rain. Please stay tuned to advisories & alerts.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
The national weather service has a low level of confidence on the direction of the storm, anyone within the cone should be prepared.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
the following parishes have issued mandatory evacuations: Jefferson Parish on Grand Isle, in Lafitte and other low lying areas.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
Mandatory evacuations: south of the floodgates in Lafourche Parish, on the East Bank in Plaquemines Parish.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
Mandatory evacuations: the entire Parish of St. Charles, low-lying areas in St. John, & starting at 5pm – low-lying areas of Tangipahoa.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
Other parishes will be calling for evacuations South of the Intercoastal and in low-lying areas.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
Today is the day to get out of harms way.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
We sent a letter to yesterday to the federal government requesting a pre-landfall declaration. FEMA says it’s still pending.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
In terms of capacity, we will have 13 Red Cross shelters open today with 5k+ spots. Call 211 or parish Emergency Ops Centers for info.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
8,000 critical need transportation beds & 850 medical special needs beds available at state shelters.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
The mega shelter is Alexandria is also open with 2.5k beds plus 200 medical special needs beds.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
There are also two shelters in Shreveport w/ 3,900 beds and one in Bastrop w/ 1,600 beds.
— Gov. Bobby Jindal (@BobbyJindal) August 27, 2012
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