Hello, There were more people affected by Katrina than the 9th Ward and New Orleans East. But, the only stories you hear about are the tragic stories from the Black population - the poor whites are still out there trying to survive and restore too but too bad for them - wrong color! I am not a racist but some things just aren't right. I have friends who lost everything and are STILL waiting to come home. Yeah, and try to get a government agency to help you if you are white - nope back of the line please! A small store owned by Vietnamese was totally looted next to the causeway where all those poor people waited to get rescued. Guess what was stolen? About $180,000 worth of GOOD booze and cigarettes. Nothing cheap, mind you - top of the line liqueur, brandy, scotch etc. HEY, MSM AND SPIKE DID YOU EVER COVER THAT STUFF!
Our streets were flooded and we had looters running through the streets - thank God for the national guard. I know that in every catastrophe there will be those who take advantage of others but I am growing weary of the same stuff for 5 years now. Suffering was all over the coast! The block where I was raised in Mississippi is GONE! My neighbors GONE! Sorry for the vent!
Katrina was as much a failure of the governed as it was the government...
Don’t be sorry, I just wish more people like you would speak out and try to set the record strait.