I have to disagree with your suggestion that New Orleans has suffered "far less" than Mississippi. The Mississippi situation is truly horrible, but as a resident of a more fortunate New Orleans suburb, I can tell you that things here are far more grim than what is shown on the news. Imagine that every one of those houses that you see (and many that you don't see) covered with water up to the eaves will probably have to be razed. Imagine that the coffins of some of the dead, long ago buried, are popping up in areas where you would least expect them. Imagine the many newly dead that have been discovered and the many that have yet to be discovered. Imagine that a once thriving city of some 400,000 plus people is now virtually deserted and for the most part nonfunctional. I can't for a minute take anything away from Mississippi, they are having a horrendous time and deserve every one of our prayers and massive amounts of help,but please understand that the plight of New Orleans is also quite catastrophic.
New Orleans' tragedy is that you elected a major part of the problems.
Socialism is exactly what they experienced and more of the same is on the way.
We know people in Mississippi and they do not agree with what you are saying.
Both N.O. and Miss. have suffered tragedy. The difference is Local and State officials in Mississipi seem to acutually be doing something to help their citizens, rather than blaming the Feds for not.
Yes, what happened to New Orleans was/is truly catastrophic – but it is only about 200 square miles out of 90,000 square miles of devastation.