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To: Rande Is who wrote (455)	9/6/2005 5:13:16 PM
From: Zoro	Respond to of 1118

Here's some food for thought: Efforts to save documents stymied > >3:25 p.m., Monday > >By Greg Thomas >Real estate writer > >Specialists working for the New Orleans Notorial Archives have been >stymied in trying to return downtown to rescue some of the most >historic documents in the city's history, from original land grants to >slave sale records and title records. > >Federal troops have refused to let them through checkpoints into the >city. > >The Notorial Archives hired Munters Corp., a Swedish document salvage >firm that freezes and then freeze-dries records to slowly remove >moisture from them. But Munters' refrigerated trucks were turned away >by uniformed troops as they tried to enter the city, said Stephen >Bruno, custodian of the archives. > >The trucks were headed to the Civil District Courthouse on Poydras >Street, where many of the city's real estate documents are housed, and >to the former Amoco building at 1340 Poydras St., which houses historic >documents such as a letter from Jean Lafitte to Washington demanding >for his expenditures during the Battle of New Orleans. Eddy Pokluda, >head of national sales for Munters in Dallas, said the company tried to >get one person in to make an assessment of the damage but was turned >away, even though days earlier they had coordinated with New Orleans >police to have an escort into the city. > >"I don't think people realize the importance of these records. It's >imperative we get in there and see if these can be saved,'' Pokluda >said. > >"These records are a historic treasure trove (that) would go to the >Vatican or Smithsonian and be under armed guards and in vaults," Bruno >said. "This is extremely frustrating.'' > >"Of course, the most important thing is the people and the bodies, but >now we're really concerned about the records,'' he said. > >Most governments have digitized their real estate records, and Bruno >was just about to hire a firm to transfer many of the documents in the >archive to the computer. > >But at the Notorial Archives, most abstractors still do hand searches >of the 12 million stored documents. > >"We're still in the horse and buggy days," Bruno said. > >Bruno was quick to point out that homeowners shouldn't worry about >others making claim to their properties. Further, "there won't be any (real estate) transactions until this problem is solved. Sure, a lot of people are going to want to sell and a lot of speculators are going to want to buy." But without access to the records by abstractors, "It isn't going to happen,'' Bruno said >

To: Rande Is who wrote (455)	9/6/2005 5:53:22 PM
From: tsigprofit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1118

Rande, many of the police did a great job though - under horrible circumstances. I saw someone from the city today say he was in Korea - and Korea didn't compare with what sights he's seen in NO in the last 7 days. Some of these have PTSD. I think as others come in to help - it's not bad to have a break - just like soldiers get as R&R after major battles. Just a few days break. Also with 9/11 - you had a lot of first responders give their lives - but you did not have the continual effort for so many days for so many people - and an every increasing crisis each day.

To: Rande Is who wrote (455)	9/6/2005 6:26:52 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1118

Thanks for the comments, Rande. Please see this and tell me if you think it is a good way for those in my area to donate what they can: Message 21676784 To: Rande Is who wrote (397) 9/6/2005 10:48:34 AM From: paret of 463 Rande, I passed by what turned out to be a Moose lodge in my neighborhood where people were driving up and unloading materials from their cars for collection. When I stopped to ask, the Moose lodge people said they were going to fill up large trailer trucks and drive them to Baton Rouge to a Moose lodge there in Baton Rouge. Once the materials arrive, they are going to distribute the materials themselves=---NOT through any other agency. Sounds good to me. They said they may keep the collection going on for an indefinite amount of time into the future. The head guy made a comment to me that the recent moving of FEMA under Homeland security was incomplete, and had caused problems that didn't exist in earlier similar situations where his group was in involved in similar relief efforts.