Bush could give them the money,but he needs to appoint people( hard line conservatives) to the areas to see how it is spent.Ask for a receipt for everything!
As for granting conservatives control, if I heard the President right tonight, he is going to give locals the control. From what I have heard, read and learned about the area; conservatives are nearly non-existent, as is plainly visible from looking at the previous history of N.O. and the entire area. Corruption was the norm, rather than the exception to the rule and those in power are once again going to be calling the shots. If the president does try to bring in fiscal, political conservatives from outside the area, all blazes is going to break loose. "Bush the poor-hating, white racist" will once again be heard throughout the land and he will fold like a house of cards.