Two yahoos from Lafayette, LA: Part 2

From a friend of mine.
If you missed Part 1, it's here:
(Part 2 follows)

Monday, September 05, 2005 12:50 AM

Some of you might be interested to know that two of my brothers from Lafayette, LA got fed up with watching those people around the Superdome suffering and dying from lack of food and water so they decided to do something about it.

On Saturday they hooked up a trailer to their truck, loaded both truck and trailer with water, ice, food, and various supplies and headed for N.O. It was an interesting journey which I will tell later, but to make a long story short they drove to the ramp right next to the Superdome where you have been watching all those people sitting out in the heat with no food and no water for the last four days and dispersed what they had.

They told me the interstate to that spot was wide open and they found out, from talking to the few militia that were there, it has been open this whole time. One brother commented if two yahoos from Lafayette could just drive in, deliver supplies, and drive out how in the hell has what just happened happen.

Kathleen

Two Yahoos, Part 2

Tuesday, Sept. 6
I'm trying to get one of them to write the whole story down and email to me. He says he will when he gets a chance.

Yesterday, he and another brother delivered a truck load of gas filled cans to people in Covington. I'll give you the gist of my conversation with him but please remember it is bits and pieces and may be a little confused.

Anyway, the trip was about crossing over the Huey P. Long bridge where they encountered a group of Wild Life & Fisheries men, armed to the teeth, just hanging out. When they asked where they could possibly take the supplies, these guys had no clue. They then hooked up with a convoy of men from Texarkana who had come with their john/bass boats and two ambulances to help with the rescue. Mind you, all of these people are doing this at their own expense. Somehow they got separated from the convoy and by this time they were crossing the bridge from the west bank dropping into downtown by themselves.

Came across a policeman and asked where they could distribute the supplies, he said he didn't know, try over there. One brother saying they should go back because now they were in dangerous territory, the other brother saying f*** it, I didn't come through all this not to bring these people this stuff. So they headed straight to the area around the Superdome, found this group of people (about 200+) sitting on an on ramp still waiting to be evacuated. No more then about 2 military guys guarding them.

And get this, the night before these poor people were left alone. Can you imagine? Stranded on an interstate ramp, in shock, hungry, thirsty, shots ringing out in the night, and they are left to fend for themselves. He said there was no physical reason why life sustaining supplies were not brought to all of these people days before. Every where they went no one knew what to do, where they could go, or what was going on. Absolutely no one in charge.

That's basically it. When, and if, he sends me their story, I will forward it on to you.

Kathleen

I'm at my witts end. I have nothing to say.

maybe it was sunday...anyway....this guy and 16 friends said F**k it and took their flat boats into the city (they were from North of the lake) and rescued 1,000 people the day before. That's what he said.

Soledad O'Brien can't wait to ask about the lawlessness of NO at night, the shootings, the terrible danger. The guy says < "We haven't seen or heard any of it. We heard reports of it but we haven't seen or heard any thing like that. Well slept in the back of our trucks last night, no one bothered us"

Soledad was heartbroken.

That's a great story. It is NOT amazing how people (southern or otherwise) see people hurting and in need and don't give a rip about who they are or how they got there they just go help. No invite required.