Got it right the second time (Edited)

"New Orleans Starts Up But Not at Full Power"

The New York Times
Sept 4, 2008

By: Adam Nossiter

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/05/us/05orleans.html?ref=us

In the wake of hurricane Gustave New Orleans is moving citizens back into to the city, restoring power and getting back to normal with incredible speed. This is a 180 degree difference from hurricane Katrina where there was no orders to evacuate and help came days to late. The governor of Louisiana has instated hundreds of power generators, and ordered a mandatory evacuation before the hurricane. They are hoping that the system could keep up through the rest of hurricane season.

I thought that this whole situation had a bit of a bitter taste because it took them a devastating hurricane in order to get it right. this reminded me of the concept from the enlightenment about a "social contract" Which means that the only reason a government exists in to represent and protect the people. The government should have protected the citizens of Louisiana during hurricane Katrina instead of trying to make up for their negligence now. As the governor of Louisiana stated in the article they got it right the second time;

"All over the city there were haunting reminders of the period after Hurricane Katrina — traffic lights out, for instance, and in some cases knocked to the ground by high winds — but also clear indications that Hurricane Gustav was utterly different: people sitting on their front porches, only three days after the storm."