"You can't squeeze $3.7 billion out of this state to pay this bill. Period. That would be difficult for us on a good day," the spokeswoman, Denise Bottcher, told USA TODAY.

Staffers for the governor "about fell over" Wednesday night when they received the Federal Emergency Management Agency's estimate of the state's costs for hurricanes Katrina and Rita, said Mark Merritt, a consultant working for Blanco.

Yep, FEMA supplies aid, they just do it late, poorly and then charge you back while you're trying to re-build. Forget it.

Louisiana can't pay Katrina, Rita bills