 [USA Today] WASHINGTON -- President Obama's visit to Louisiana on Tuesday could help bring much-needed attention to the flood disaster in the state, national relief officials and political experts said.
| If that's true, why didn't he go earlier? |
"Any time the president goes to a disaster scene, the American public pays attention, the media pays attention" Brad Kieserman, vice president of disaster operations and logistics for the American Red Cross, said Monday. "I think possibly even more important than all of that is that the survivors of the disaster genuinely feel like their government is paying attention to them."
Obama's visit comes five days after GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, toured parishes damaged by the floods. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, vowed Monday to also travel to the state when her visit wouldn't interfere with recovery efforts. |
