Very interesting article. And what they did not mention and might have changed things was the lack of older members of families taking charge and keeping their kids from looting. In fact, I saw older looters.
Is the State Homeland Security an agency of the feds or the state. And who gives them direction?
I'll stick my neck out here, and say that this was a STATE agency. It might be funded by, but not directly guided by, the Feds.