False. Sorting out who should have done what, and when, to head off the disaster in New Orleans produced by Hurricane Katrina will undoubtedly take a very long time (and the issue may never ultimately be resolved). A preliminary timeline doesn’t seem to support the sequence of events claimed in the article quoted.
In fact, Governo Blanco had already declared a state of emergency for the state of Louisiana on the 26th of August.
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Hurricane Katrina (Blame Blanco)
Urban Legend: Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco refused President Bush’s pleas to declare an emergency
