No electricity,
no drinking water
no functioning sewers,
no food supplied by anyone other than overburdened emergency workers.
Other than that, no reason, really.
Power is coming back:
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Power returning
Parts of the Central Business District and the Warehouse District had power Tuesday, said Dan Packer, president and chief executive officer of Entergy New Orleans.
He said he hoped to have the entire CBD up in a few days. Authorities worked to get hotels up and running to house hundreds of workers who will be faced with the daunting task of helping rebuild the city.