Select Bipartisan Committee to 
Investigate the Preparation for and 
Response to Hurricane Katrina

Tom Davis, Chairman

"Hurricane Katrina: Preparedness and Response by the State of Louisiana."

Wednesday, December 14,2005
10:00 a.m.
2154 Rayburn House Office Building

Chairman's Opening Statement

WITNESS LIST

PANEL ONE

The Honorable Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Governor
State of Louisiana

Colonel Jeff Smith
Deputy Director
Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness

PANEL TWO

The Honorable C. Ray Nagin
Mayor
City of New Orleans

Colonel (ret.) Terry J. Ebbert
Director
Homeland Security for New Orleans

Mr. William M. Lokey
Federal Coordinating Officer (in Baton Rouge)
Federal Emergency Management Agency

Mr. Philip Parr
Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(Advance Team in New Orleans)