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Jindal says Louisiana supplies continue to run low
(2008-09-08)
(wrkf) - There are shortages of food, water and ice in Louisiana parishes hard hit by Hurricane Gustav.

That's prompted criticism of the Federal Emergency Management Agency from Governor Bobby Jindal and promises of new truckloads of supplies from the agency.

FEMA officials said millions of meals-ready-to-eat, bottles of water and bags of ice are on the way. Official also are shuffling supplies among the more than four dozen distribution sites around Louisiana to keep handing out provisions to the lines of people without power.

FEMA official Bob Fenton says trucks will be arriving nonstop for more than a week, with another 5 million MREs and millions of bottles of water.

Jindal says he hoped the food and water would arrive quickly, but noted that past promises of trucks didn't come to the state on time.
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