[shhrubbery!]

Dog, it wasn't just food and water that Louisiana state officials refused to let through to the hurricane victims in N.O. -- it was DOCTORS too...

Red tape strands medical aid for Katrina victims
(Louisiana officials blocked team of doctors from coming to aid of desperately ill New Orleanians)

The critical information is buried deep in this article -- not mentioned until the second to last paragraph.

[kayak]

I'm glad that you mentioned the team of doctors and medical staff and their state-of-the-art mobile hospital that were not allowed into LA.

I know for a fact that this convoy was to leave Charlotte, NC, on the morning of Thursday, September 1 ... and late that evening it still had not left because of lack of permission to go to LA. I'm not sure when they finally left for their amended destination ... Mississippi. But their services are most welcome there.