Everybody seem to want to blaim the Federal Government for the problems in New Orleans, now lets look at what the Parish and City of New Orleans is doing to help the citizens.

You need building permits and demolition permits from the city and the parish to do any repair or rebuilding, so were is the log jamb on the rebuilding of New Orleans?

Versailles

Homes Damaged-50%, 317
New home permits-1
Demolition Permits-12

Lake Wood

Homes Damaged-50%, 125 homes destroyed
New home permits-11
Demolition Permits-75

Lower 9th Ward

Homes Damaged-50%, 5317 homes destroyed
New home permits- 39
Demolition Permits- 1970

New Orlaens East

Homes Damaged-50%, 6279 homes destroyed
New home permits- 90
Demolition Permits- 614

Gentilly

Homes Damaged-50%, 5993 homes destroyed
New home permits-200
Demolition Permits-1727

Now for Biloxi Mississippi
Building Lost-6000
Building permits issued 20,000
New home permits- 307

Louisiana politics are ridiculous. Mmm. Wait. Politics in general are ridiculous.

~String

Isn't it amazing that the other state hit by Katrina is so much farther ahead than Louisiana, and you never hear anything about Mississippi and their recovery and rebuilding, but then they didn't wait on the Federal Government to come to their rescue, and they started cleaning up on their own.

Louisiana politics are ridiculous. Mmm. Wait. Politics in general are ridiculous.

~String

Right, but Louisiana is worse, as the comparison with its neighbor illustrates. Ray Nagin made decisions that directly led to people dying. Yet he has escaped criticism for this and escaped criticism for his continued gaffs because he continues to blame FEMA and Bush — a tact the media loves and continues to parrot for him.