It stands to reason. I knew the Superdome was going to be hell within 24 hours and hell cubed within 72 hours. I knew not figuring out how to evacuate those without cars were gonna leave the poorest people in the city with few supplies. And it stands to reason that some folks would loot to survive and others would take advantage of the situation to loot and steal drugs and alcohol and run wild.
The continual wildcard in all this is the horrific lack of adequate disaster planning before the storm arrived.
I knew the Superdome was going to be hell within 24-48 hours or the first indication that the city started to flood. NOLA doesn't have a mid air sewage system. Flooding and sewage systems do not mix well.