Governor Edwards is praising the state’s level of readiness in the face of Barry but wants to remind folks that “This is just the beginning of Hurricane Season, and we have a long way to go.”
The Governor singled out some impressive feats, such as a record breaking 900,000 sandbags distributed statewide. He says now is the time to figure out what residents can do even better…
“So that next time this comes, and it’s not a question of if, it’s a question of why, that you can be in a better position to deal with the hurricane as well.”
Edwards says he was happy with the state’s response to the crisis, but they can always find ways to be faster, and more efficient in the face of a storm.
“We are going to convene an after-action review and figure out what we could have done better in this response and in our preparation.”
Edwards says one thing that really inspired confidence for the next storm was how well the state’s levee systems held up. He says not a single levee was breached, with only a few even being overtopped.
“In just about every case the overtopping occurred where we had construction in progress to sure up the levee in those locations.”
