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July 2, 2010, 9:42am Report to Moderator
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Feds taking the weekend off in oil fight?

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Jay Vise Reporting
One local official is voicing his frustration over what he calls a "nine-to-five" attitude by some federal authorities in the face of the oil disaster.

Jefferson Councilman Chris Roberts says the parish has a plan to build rock levees to help keep oil out of inland waterways like Barataria Bay.

Roberts told WWL First News that after they submitted the proposal to the Army Corps of Engineers last week, Corps officials said last Friday that discussion on the plan would have to be put on hold until the following Monday, because the Corps office would be closed for the weekend.

"Whoever reviews permits, and whatever departments and stakeholders and agencies need to give approval for this...should be working around the clock, just like the people are that are trying to get this oil picked up," Roberts said.

According to Roberts, after cooling their heels for the weekend, parish officials are still awaiting an answer. He says, however, he would be very surprised to get a response over the long federal holiday weekend to come.


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July 7, 2010, 5:57pm Report to Moderator
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Why don't these people call Jindall up and ask him where the other 10,000+ Guardsmen he is allowed to call up are.  He has said he will call them up when they are needed...
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