Parish Update, 9-3 10:48 AM CST

A contingent of health inspectors made their way this morning to the flooded parish of St. Bernard and declared that Rocky and Carlos was the cleanest they've ever seen it...
OK...we all needed a laugh or a smirk. On to the real news.

1) The Mobil Center will have communications restored to it by Sunday, Monday at the latest.

2) More medical drops are being planned for the various points of concentration, including EBI, the Court House, the New Jail, and the Chalmette Slip.

3) The evacuation is running more smoothly now and there have been no reports like that of the Chalmette Slip tragedy of the other day.

4) 160 ARMED National Guards will be deployed to St. BErnard today. This contingent will be augmented by 57 deputies from around the state. Order has been restored to the parish and lootings have dropped significantly.

5) Search and Rescue Efforts have stepped up with the addition of the south Alabama crew, who are heavly involved in the coordination of the effort.

6) And finally,the rumors concerning the collapse of the courthouse and the snipers at BellSouth are false.

Will try to update again before 2 PM. MikeBayham@yahoo.com