Louisiana Governor Threatens Looters; New Orleans Mayor Criticizes Relief Efforts 09.02.2005 11:00 AM EDT Chaos and lawlessness have gripped New Orleans in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, with corpses strewn across streets, armed masses looting abandoned stores, fires and fights breaking out, more than half of the city's police force failing to report for duty, and tens of thousands of National Guardsmen actively patrolling the flood-ravaged city to reclaim command from heavily armed looters. Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco took aim at the roving lawbreakers who are taking advantage of the city's crippled state, announcing Thursday evening that 300 soldiers, "fresh back from...
