Most of the NOLA people who didn't leave stayed because they had no way to leave. These are folks who don't have the money to live in a hotel and some didn't even have a car.
There may have been some TV looters but most of the people I saw had things they need to live. The store owners are going to write off all this stuff anyway.
I am not sure we should rebuild these places that don't meet the FEMA elevation code. You can't build anything in Florida that isn't 11' above sea level. That is a federal rule. This NOLA debacle may break the back of the federal flood insurance program.
