Friday, November 04, 2005

Louisiana can't pay Katrina, Rita bills - Yahoo! News

Louisiana can't pay Katrina, Rita bills - Yahoo! News: "Flood-ravaged Louisiana can't pay the $3.7 billion that the U.S. government says is its share of hurricane relief, a spokeswoman for Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Thursday.
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'You can't squeeze $3.7 billion out of this state to pay this bill. Period. That would be difficult for us on a good day,' the spokeswoman, Denise Bottcher, told USA TODAY."

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