Lawlessness delays local rescue workers.

From: Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, TX) | Date: September 2, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Sergio Chapa

Sep. 2--Raymond Oliveira, Mike Janskowski and Juan Salgado with the Texas General Land Office were minutes away from leaving their north Brownsville office for Louisiana when they got a call from their supervisor.

The three oil spill and emergency specialists planned to take an airboat and tanker trailer with 300 gallons of fuel to help with the search and rescue efforts in New Orleans, but were put on standby out of concern for their saf...

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