Chuck Canterbury
Chuck Canterbury
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Communications are still in disarray and in many cases, these officers may not have had the means or the time to contact their family members and let them know they are safe. The Louisiana State Lodge has volunteered to locate and get messages to officers working in their State.
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The law enforcement officers in New Orleans and other areas started working when Hurricane Katrina was still out in the Gulf of Mexico. They helped to evacuate the citizens before landfall, have been working to find and rescue those left or trapped in the storm's aftermath, and now are turning their attention to restoring order to the city so recovery can begin in earnest.
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All of us have seen the pictures of devastation along the Gulf Coast, and our hearts and prayers go out to those families-- especially to the people of New Orleans, which so recently hosted our National Biennial Conference. Like all Americans, we want to help, and we plan to do so by getting additional officers down to the affected areas.