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Aug 29
N.O. Diaster-Prep Underway

​New Orleans is ramping up its stockpile of emergency supplies to ensure it is ready if residents do not have time to evacuate before a fast-moving storm, reports the New Orleans Times-Picayune (8/23/24, Kasakove). City officials say a federal grant could cover a $29 million shortfall for a power complex for its drainage system but local funding could be needed, maybe from taxpayers, reports the Times-Picayune (8/28/24, Myers). Some observers worry the governor's refusal to make an appointment to a New Orleans-area levee board could hurt post-Katrina reforms, reports the Times-Picayune (8/23/24, Schleifstein).​

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