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Dustlawyer

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5. In 2005, me, my elderly mother and uncle had to evacuate ahead of the storm.

Reply to Glorfindel (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 31, 2020, 04:57 PM

Aug 2020

It was 105 degrees and took 13 hours to go 60 miles. My mother had to use the restroom really bad when we got to Huntington, Texas. The cops had barricades in front of every business entrance through town and would not let evacuees stop for any reason. It was shocking, heartless, and all kinds of wrong. I may have had a little satisfaction when the hurricane hit them too.

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One Louisiana city refuses to take hurricane evacuees. Officials blame racial justice protesters. [View all] brooklynite Aug 2020 OP

I hope the next one comes up about 20 miles east. We'll see how they feel about storm relief. marble falls Aug 2020 #1

No surprises there...it's Louisiana. Remember this post-Hurricane Katrina incident? Glorfindel Aug 2020 #2

This article is out of context Roy Rolling Aug 2020 #4

So, armed police officers were correct marybourg Aug 2020 #12

In 2005, me, my elderly mother and uncle had to evacuate ahead of the storm. Dustlawyer Aug 2020 #5

Lafayette Roy Rolling Aug 2020 #3

The problem with Lafayette is a callous Republican Mayor-President tetedur Aug 2020 #10

Wow. What assholes. New Orleans welcomed evacuees, put them up in downtown hotels fleur-de-lisa Aug 2020 #6

Thanks, FDL Roy Rolling Aug 2020 #11

All good Christians there in Lafayette I presume. (sarcasm) patphil Aug 2020 #7

Hurricane evacuees have nothing whatsoever to do with the demonstrations about Trayford Pellerin tetedur Aug 2020 #8

I'm so sick of evil republican assholes Yeehah Aug 2020 #9

They have "clarified" the statement. tetedur Aug 2020 #13