Amen to that. All these calls for the fed money to go to locals is more of the same. If 80% of those in NO were born there I'll say it is time for some new blood.
Well, many of my relatives live close to the LA border and have become familiar with the stories of NO city government's rapacious appetite for graft. The municipal government is infamous for kickbacks, skimming, and greed that would make the mafia blush.