Yes, there is hope in NOLA (New Orleans Louisiana). This link shows how the French Quarter shows inspiriation in their community efforts in the Big Uneasy.
http://www.vermontguardian.com/national/0904/FrenchQuarter.shtml
This is just another reason why complete forced evacuations should not be done in New Orleans. What many people still in New Orleans need is to retain their communities, not abandon them so some federal group can commandere it and destroy, reshape it to their own guises.
The concept of belonging, of ownership and pride is alive and well with those who have stuck it out and are willing to work together to rebuild their city. We need to support them, not destroy them.
When the flood waters rose in Iowa and other states during the summer of 1993, instead of evacuating or looting, these people persevered, and they were sandbagging, in efforts to save their concept of belonging, of ownership and pride. We, as in FEMA and other relief efforts, need to support community-minded NOLA residents and help them rebuild, not force them to leave.
The only ones that should be forced to leave are those in areas at great risk for disease and those lawless looters who have taken life and liberties from fellow residents, have no inclination of a civil community, and have made NOLA a gangster haven.
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