FROM RAW STORY: The state of Louisana and its governor, Kathleen Babineaux Blanco, fulfilled all the necessary and legal requirements for obtaining federal disaster relief:

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report Tuesday afternoon asserting that Louisiana governor Katherine Blanco took the necessary and timely steps needed to secure disaster relief from the federal government, RAW STORY has learned.

The report, which comes after a request by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) to review the law and legal accountability relating to Federal action in response to Hurricane Katrina, unequivocally concludes that she did.

"This report closes the book on the Bush Administration's attempts to evade accountability," Conyers said in a statement. "The Bush Administration was caught napping at a critical time."

Also see Think Progress's "Right-Wing Myths About Katrina, Debunked."

Both of the above via the redesigned Memeorandum.