Per your post 100:
Spot on. We lived in Slidell for 15 months and we visited N.O. more than a few times. Like any city in the U.S. it has its good element and bad element. Unfortunately, the bad element is what is painting the whole picture for a lot of people. My brother is in N.O. right now and I can assure all FReepers that he is a good, decent, honest person who is watching his home and city be ravaged. It is the a******* who are doing this looting that is making the city look bad, not the good people of N.O.
I am in prayer for the whole area affected by Katrina, and hope everyone else is as well. Our former home of Slidell has been devestated, and it is heartbreaking.
Thanks someone has to defend it by the way Slidell might be the other tradjedy here thats not being reported the twin spans are out its hard to get stuff there a local radio station was reporting bodies in the water there