I am not sure if racial motivations are here but the people of Gretna sure sound like nice folk don't they? Let's see - there are rising flood waters but we don't want to be burned and looted - so let them die.
New Orleans sure has one hell of a reputation to keep neighboring jurisdictions from letting evacuees in, huh?
Is this the most screwed up area of the country or what?
Only one beats it imo...DC
Not by a long shot. They're just more vulnerable to exposure.
I was stationed in LA in the mid to late 70's.There is absolutely no way you can prepare yourself for this absolute corruption of city and state government. Unfortunately, none of this has come as a surprise to those of us that have lived there. Unfortunately, there are people that take their cue for acceptable behaviour from their elected officials. Edwin Edwards was governor for FOUR terms. In between his second and third term he was in jail and after his fourth term was indicted, found guilty and is currently in federal prison.