In the wake of the poor federal and state response to Hurricane Katrina, it looks like Governor Kathleen Blanco (D-LA) could be challenged from all sides. Roll Call has the story.

As a House committee marked up the final version of the Hurricane Katrina report Wednesday on Capitol Hill, there was growing concern among Louisiana Democrats over the viability of Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s (D) political future and whether the party can find another candidate to coalesce behind before the 2007 gubernatorial election.

The first evidence of that movement became public this week, as pressure began to mount on former Sen. John Breaux (D) to consider re-entering political life and running for governor next year. There is little question that Breaux, who retired from the Senate in 2004 and remains widely popular back home, would be difficult to beat if he runs. However, many veteran Bayou State politicos remain doubtful that he has the desire to get back in the game.

Gov. Blanco is up for re-election in 2007. It’s hard to say how this will play out. DoubleSpeak will keep you posted as more details continue to emerge on this Louisiana political storm. Get it…storm? Man, I kill me.