I may be naive, but why aren't military A-130's airdropping supplies?
Because there are no A-130s in inventory?
*C*-130's can't drop at low level because of the buildings. If they drop at higher altitudes, they'd have to drop them on pallets, and the pallets would kill people when they landed.
They *did* use C-130s to airdrop supplies outside of NO, and they've *been* airdropping supplies cvia chopper) to the dry parts of NO since *WEDNESDAY MORNING*.
C-130 air-drop isn't the answer under these circumstances. If the supplies aren't on pallets, they spread out along the path of the aircraft for a mile or so. If the supplies are on pallets, the pallets kill anyone they land on. If there was a dry spot large enough to use as a drop-zone, it would be full of people. Supply by helicopter is the way to go in these circumstances, because they can place supplies precisely without killing anyone, and that is what is being done.