Louisville Metro Government officials say if Hurricane Ike forces Gulf Coast residents to flee their homes, none of them will be staying here as was the case with Hurricane Gustav.Chris Poynter at the mayors office says they've told FEMA the city is not prepared to handle another influx of evacuees."We just sheltered 1,500 folks and it was very taxing time, both for the Red Cross and for other groups, but we did it very well," Poynter said. "But what we did tell them is we will allow the evacuees to come into Louisville by flight or whatever, and we will help bus them from Louisville to Lexington, to Owensboro, to Bowling Green, to some of the other cities that have said they would help."The Hurricane Gustav evacuees returned home Saturday and Sunday after spending about a week housed in the Kentucky Exposition Center.Poynter says the city is now bracing for the arrival of thousands of Ryder Cup golf fans this week and next.
Rick Howlett was midday host and the host of LPM's weekly talk show, "In Conversation." He was with LPM from 2001-2023 and held many different titles, including Morning Edition host, Assignment Editor and Interim News Director. He died in August 2023. Read a remembrance of Rick here.
