I was there.
Were you?
Check the homepage. I have lived in So California my entire adult life. Half the city was burning. There were looting and fires as far as Pomona. 38 MILES EAST OF LOS ANGELES! About half the fires were caused by store owners torching their own stores. Hundreds of murders, some premeditated murders people hoped would be blamed on looters. It was an absolute madhouse. While this is bad it hasn't reached the level of man made chaos. Not even close.
New Orleans, however, reminds me of the movie Waterworld.