You may want to see post 753. Corroboration of the original post, sadly seems to be coming in.
As for the media coverage: I have been on Fox (I refuse to watch Commie News Net or PMSNBC). What I have seen is Supersome, Bourbon St., a chunk of Gulfsport, and dammed little else.
Besides not actually being out in the remoter sites where a lot of human misery is going on, the media may perhaps be self censoring the worst reports. Still, some outlets are hinting at massive loss of life - The Houston Chron story on the post I linked you to mentioned "hundreds" of people, but only gave details about the apartment building with 30 dead in it. I suspect other details will emerge.
The statement that the original post was a lie is a pretty serious accusation - a banning offense for posting BS. It also seems that, sadly, the scenario described in the original post is accurate enough. I wish it were'nt. But I trust MFH, that poster has not lied that I know of in the last 5 years I have known them.
I think we have to give the media the benefit of the doubt. Was watching CNN last night and the reporters had spent 6 hours going the last 100 mi. to get to Gulfport. They say its very hard to get around and assess. Although there may be some censoring, I think its more logistical.