You’re very welcome.
In my original post, I was talking of the differences in the two local and state governments...
NOT the people there.
I love the folks in LA!
My heart goes out to all of you because of everything you’ve been through.
I streamed WWL quite a bit the weekend before Katrina hit.
I know that the roads were flooded with people evacuating.
I’m sorry that some can’t get it through their heads that most did the smart thing, and left.
I know, too, that there were some who didn’t have the means to evacuate.
Those who stubbornly stayed behind made the entire area look bad.
My best to you and yours.
I hope you return to normal ASAP.
BTW, I lived in Kenner, and in Baton Rouge.
Is Baton Rouge still busting at the seams with evacuees?
Did many stay there? Or, did most return to NO?
Thank you again for your very kind words. They mean so much.
Baton Rouge, much to it’s relief, has more or less emptied out. Many people have come back to New Orleans, but some people have also settled on the Northshore. The people of Mandeville and Covington are none too happy to be dealing with traffic problems, crowding and a moderate increase in crime that has accompanied these new influx of residents. They moved from the “big” city to get away from these aggravations and now they have to cope with them again.
New Orleans as a whole is getting it together. Some people have thrown up their hands at the bureaucratic red tape of the Road Home Program (what a mess) and just given up. Still others who are discouraged by the crime situation have left for safer locales. Mainly, the city is full of people just trying to rebuild and move on with their lives. It’s a big undertaking and a sloooow process, but little by little, if you don’t count the elected knuckleheads in charge, things are changing for the better