Well, this is my fist post since the night of the storm.
Power was restored here (in between Baton Rouge and New Orleans)last night.
Four guys from the shop where I work secured an aluminum flat bottomed boat, extra gasoline, etc. a few hours ago to help in the search and rescue efforts because we can't work anyway (power out in much of BR still where we source parts)....
We had heard that there was a meeting place where people like us willing to help were meeting near the NO metro so I placed a call to the Baton Rouge State trooper's station to get instructions.
They were very explicit in both voicing sincere thanks while informing me that they could not allow us to help seach for and save people in need because violence and gunfire have errupted within the city metro by looters.
I also just heard that civilians who rode the strom out there, both NO citizens and tourists were being placed onto the interstate west towards Baton Rouge and being instructed to walk towards Baton Rouge.....
Amazing....
I'm feeling pretty helpless right now....
TS
Perhaps there are people outside metro NO who would be safer to rescue?
God Bless you, BTW...