Don't be such an idiot. If everyone heads back to their homes before the water goes down and debris is cleared out, several things will happen: 1. They're going to be bitten by the snakes (poisonous, mind you) who are taking refuge wherever they can find a dry space; 2. They're going to be injured by submerged debris; 3. The looters will join with the homeowners, and no one will be able to tell who is who. Yes, there WILL be looters.
Looting has already been reported.
I just got home, and am reading this thread hours after your post --- and after seeing some helichopter video. Looting tonight was at the forefront of my mind.
Yep - gonna happen, fershur.
You can't reason with idiots--they refuse to listen to the truth.
To hell with the snakes, alligators and looters, think of the disease outbreaks with dirty infected water everywhere and people tredging through it.