We heard from a lawyer from NOLA. Many, many records regarding

buddysmellgood

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:33 PM
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We heard from a lawyer from NOLA. Many, many records regarding

pending cases in all manner of courts are now destroyed. Even the supreme court got hit. Think of it. This is just one sector of government.

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AnnieBW

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:34 PM
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1. 5th Circuit?

Isn't the 5th Circuit Court based in NOLA?

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Jacobin

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:37 PM
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3. Yes. On Camp Street, one block from Poydras

Louisiana Supreme Court is in the French Quarter facing Royal Street.

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buddysmellgood

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:38 PM
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4. Yes the 5th Circuit is in NO, although I believe it was the state supreme

court she was talking about.

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blue sky at night

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:35 PM
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2. I was at the Post Office.......

the clerk warned me that all of the Passports are made down there, and all of those records (Birth Certificates, etc.) were in danger. She said there are bound to be delays in obtaining Passports now.

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phusion

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:42 PM
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5. Imagine the damage to libraries...

And all genealogical and state history information lost...

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Daphne08

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:43 PM
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6. The Cabildo has lots of records, too.

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Hissyspit

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:46 PM
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7. I was thinking about that earlier. n/t

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aint_no_life_nowhere

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:46 PM
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8. What about property records?

Deeds and the like? If the records in the County Recorder's Office were destroyed and if the same deeds that people had in their own homes were lost in the flooding, there might be no way for people to prove they had outright ownership of the land under the house that flooded.

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gristy

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:48 PM
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9. Well, shoot, lots of records got destroyed in Iraq too,

and I haven't heard about that causing any problems. Why would it cause any trouble in this case?

/sarcasm=off

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Gold Metal Flake

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:55 PM
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10. History. Antiques. Art. Vintage musical instruments and amps.

A unique city of great history and culture.

Wonderful people.

What has been lost, I shudder to think.

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Libby2

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Wed Aug-31-05 10:56 PM
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11. I wondered about this earlier

All records......gone.

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