Deja Vu on the Bayou

[dagolfer33]

Originally Posted by Riot

Seems like current NO mayor is pretty sharp, too. Jindal has done very well with all the weather his state has received since his election.



As an ex-rescuer, I agree with your sentiment for the young, healthy, able. Putting my own life in danger to rescue "stupid" never felt good. But they are still people in danger, so ... and yeah, some felt remorse - or guilt, more accurately. But that doesn't make it any different on the rescuer risks.

And they are told during hurricanes, "you can call, but nobody will be able to come get you".

But I recall that in Katrina, the majority of the 1800 deaths were poor and elderly, over 60 years of age. People in wheelchairs or with chronic medical conditions, with no money, no cars, don't self-evacuate well. That leaves it up to levees. Which failed in Katrina.

Nola is in good hands with Mitch Landrieu. Much better than Ray "chocolate city" Nagin.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by dagolfer33

Nola is in good hands with Mitch Landrieu. Much better than Ray "chocolate city" Nagin.

I despise Piyush and Half-Moon. Nagin was decent first-term mayor but then went absolutely insane after Katrina. I was glad he beat Half-Moon in 2006 though. Half-Moon showed his true colors when he turned to Marc Morial and Sidney Barthelemy for support. The city was looking forward and here was Half-Moon looking backwards.