This Louisiana community preps for hurricane season as questions linger about federal storm response

Catherine DeLeon knew her role. “Pet mom.” Stepping off a bus outside a sports and entertainment complex, DeLeon and her golden retriever Rhett filed alongside some 80 volunteers who were helping local emergency officials in the Metro New Orleans area practice a plan crafted after Hurricane Katrina. When a storm hits and an evacuation order is issued, Jefferson Parish has a couple of days to move vulnerable people out of the path of a hurricane