[SoCalPol]

You are correct about State vs Federal jurisdiction
and the hold up on Jindal’s part.

The other week in support of Jindal, Sarah Palin told
him, go on and do what you need to do and ask for forgivness later (re a state Gov. going into Federal jurisdiction)

[dforest]

I am sure Jindal was glad Palin gave him permission.

[rob777]

"The other week in support of Jindal, Sarah Palin told him, go on and do what you need to do and ask for forgivness later (re a state Gov. going into Federal jurisdiction)"


Given that a lot of the state's resources were already deployed in dealing with areas under state jurisdiction, I am not so sure how practical that advice was. It is not like they had a lot of unused resources setting around that were not being used. I suspect that, having finished work in areas under state jurisdiction, the National Guard is now moving to work in areas under federal jurisdiction. This will create problems in getting co-operation from private subcontractors who might feel uneasy about taking on a job that the state has no jurisdiction over. Major potential for legal liabilities against any private subcontractors who join in this effort. On the other hand, the media attention this has been receiving might cause private contractors to now calculate that the feds cannot afford the PR problems which would arise from their getting in the way of this effort. God help them if something goes wrong.