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While Hurricane Beryl crossed into Louisiana as a tropical storm, Republican Governor Jeff Landry was on vacation in Europe, according to a new report.Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based newspaper the Advocate reported Friday that Landry and his wife, Sharon were on a "weeklong jaunt" through Croatia, Greece and Italy when Beryl hit Louisiana, killing one person and damaging homes and businesses and leaving thousands without power. Beryl — which hit southeast Texas as a category 1 hurricane earlier this month, later moved east into the Bayou State and caused coastal flooding and wind speeds in excess of 60 miles per hour. A 31 year-old woman in Benton, Louisiana was killed when a tree fell on her home.“All the governors I’m familiar with made a business to be around during hurricane season, especially when there was one in the Gulf,” Terry Ryder — who was an attorney for three former Louisiana governors — told the Advocate. “They were always completely engaged before, during and after a storm or a serious threat of a storm. You would not have seen them way out of the country.”While Landry reportedly told Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser (R) about his European vacation in advance, he notably did not make a public announcement. Nungesser told the Advocate that he doesn't "sleep during a hurricane ever since Katrina," in reference to the 2005 storm that killed more than 1,500 Louisiana residents. He added that it was a "tough call" for Landry to decide postponing his vacation in light of the hurricane as it was approaching from the Caribbean.Read also: Ten Commandments governor doubts church-state separation exists: 'Find me those words'"So many of them don’t affect us," he said. "But if becomes a major threat, you have to be in a position to come back."Landry's press secretary, Kate Kelly, told the publication via text message that the characterization of her boss as absent during a major emergency was unfair, and that Landry was plugged in with state emergency response officials throughout his vacation."It was not much of a vacation as he sprang into action with multiple calls a day with the FEMA director, local leaders, GOHSEP [Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness], & State Police in order to monitor Hurricane Beryl,” Kelly said. “He issued a disaster declaration for affected parishes on July 9 and requested a Federal Emergency Disaster Declaration on July 10. Gov. Landry always puts Louisiana and her people first, and it’s disingenuous for this paper to try and imply otherwise — solely for clickbait.”Michael Steele, who is a spokesperson for GOHSEP, told the paper that "there was never a moment when the governor was out of communication" with emergency responders."GOHSEP was never activated beyond the first level of activation," he said.Landry's European trip had reportedly been postponed more than once: The Covid-19 pandemic initially scuttled his plans to visit the continent, followed by the death of his mother-in-law and the 2023 gubernatorial race.Click here to read the Advocate's report in its entirety (subscription required).
The Executive Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has commenced preliminary upgrade of the infrastructure and facilities...
The Executive Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has commenced preliminary upgrade of the infrastructure and...
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