Halliburton hired for storm cleanup, former FEMA director's company beats agency to NOLA.
HoustonChronicle.com - AROUND THE REGION.
The Navy has hired Houston-based Halliburton Co. to restore electric power, repair roofs and remove debris at three naval facilities in Mississippi damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
Skippy The Bush Kangaroo pointed to a Talking Points Memo story:
- Joe Allbaugh is the former head of FEMA, and is now in Louisiana area "helping coordinate the private-sector response to the storm."
- he was in the disaster area even before FEMA mobilized
- Governor Haley Barbour helped Allbaugh set up his main shop "The Allbaugh Company"
