where is the news in your broadcast? You showed the Superdome being rebuilt with trash and needles still there. Why wasn't your question "what happened?" instead of the man with his family? Why didn't you ask him how long did he have to stand in line to get in? Was he and his family frisked by the National Gusrd? We saw that on tv, the people standing in line for hours in the heat....Do you see what I am getting at. These are the same National Guard we are sending overseas to Iraq. Am I a moroon not to see this????? And finally, where is all the money??? The Mississippi Port is closed and up and down the river food is spoiling, no one can ship, backed up barges and the gas prices soar. you would think the people of New Orleans would not have a whole ward (enough for a seat on the council) to be poor and could not get out. WERE IS THE MONEY???????????

Thank you so much for continuing to keep the world aware of the situation on the ground.

Even if you are not in the New Orleans area, Katrina effected businesses are doing e-commerce and could use our support. I threw together a blog to make holiday shopping a little easier. Anyone can add a business they know of in the comments.

www.keepingneworleansafloat.blogspot.com

Maybe you can do a piece on business in the NO area and their web sites? The cyber rebuilding?

Life is still a daily struggle but there are parts of town that are tremendously ahead of others and the suburbs are busier than ever. It might be good for the city if this were also covered in a story; give some hope to people that there is a future here. Of course, on the other hand, we only have garbage collection when they remember it and only get three month old mail delivered once a week if lucky, but business is brisk in certain parts of town, just go across the parish line. Please do not show us as a dead city, we are struggling to survive,yes, but survive we will. please help us.

'FEMA Blue'. It's said so commonly these days, it's frightening. The first time I heard it, I thought it was a nixed color from Crayola. Hearing it at first was also awkward...almost forcing a chuckle. That chuckle sooned turned to a lump in my throat, after watching hours up on hours of news footage, reading stories, and see the horrific images that were produced due to the several natural disasters this summer.
As a middle school history teacher, I feel compelled to watch the world news every night - not only as a citizen, but as more of a 'daily wake-up call'. After a weekend of being thankful, feasting like Kings, and shopping until our 'plastic' is burnt, the humble reminder about New Orleans, Iraq, Pakistan Brian spoke of this evening is and coniniously needs to be stated. Yes, we all have much to do this time of year, but we all need that constant reminder that other events are going on in our country and world. I know it can a bit depressing sometimes, but it puts that argument with the boss at work, the girlfirned to call about what to wear tonight , or even what color to paint the bedroom (midnight or FEMA blue?) in perspective.

First off god bless all of those effected by both storms.What really gets me is the lack of coverage on cameron parish and surrounding areas from rita.Maybe its because this time we lost no lives but our whole towns were whiped off of the map. were are the news crews at? its a funny thing, the media. when Katrina hit the new orleans area news rolled constant it was a fight to stay alive and i under stand that. In the end coverage equals attention thast attention is why cameron and the like have been put out to pasture as others in the media spot get taken care of. our town people are running out of money quick and FEMA is a help but not barely a drop in the bucket. its all political. if you want to get elected talk about the katrina problems. want to make a difference. help both. i dont want to take away from the losses in new orleans but at the same time what about the people that have become "the other hurricanes forgotten people". my family is from cameron in cameron parish and i have seen first hand its punch. i only hope the elderly and the finacially hurt people can make it. thanks and may all our prayer be heard.