baffled

i'm baffled by this post. echidne points out that the president's august 27th declaration of a state of emergency authorizes federal emergency assistance in a list of louisiana parishes, specifically: Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, Catahoula, Concordia, De Soto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Grant, Jackson, LaSalle, Lincoln, Livingston, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, Ouachita, Rapides, Red River, Richland, Sabine, St. Helena, St. Landry, Tensas, Union, Vernon, Webster, West Carroll, West Feliciana, and Winn.

the weird thing is that most coastal parishes are missing from the list, including Orleans, the parish that new orleans is part of, and most of the surrounding parishes. see this map:



(i had to shrink the map a little to make it not screw up the layout of this post. click on the map for a slightly larger image)

some of my trolls may not believe this, but i actually don't believe that president bush intentionally left off new orleans from his emergency order just to screw over new orleans. i don't like the man and think he has displayed some pretty bad judgment, but i still don't think he would do something malicious without even any personal or political gain.

anyway, does anyone have a logical explanation for this? because i am really at a loss. what am i missing? was leaving off some of the most populated parishes just a screw up? am i not getting something because my louisiana geograph sucks? anyone? anyone?

UPDATE: dave found the answer--the missing parishes are covered by a different state of emergency declaration. thanks dave!