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Originally Posted by MrMaxwell
Did they even declare martial law?
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technically no, but "state of emergency" most certainly was, and under state of emergency goverment has about the same power and your rights are gone as under martial law. The sheriffs and mayors go on TV and delcare emergency and annoucne that curfew is in effect and anyone outside home will be questioned.
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Contrary to many media reports at the time, martial law was not declared in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, because no such term exists in Louisiana state law. However, a State of Emergency was declared, which does give unique powers to the state government similar to those of martial law. On the evening of August 31, 2005, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin nominally declared "martial law" and said that officers didn't have to observe civil rights and Miranda rights in stopping the looters. [12] Federal troops were a common sight in New Orleans after Katrina. At one point, as many as 15,000 federal troops and National Guardsmen patrolled the city. Additionally it has been reported that armed contractors from Blackwater USA assisted in policing the city.[13]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law