[StBernard] Unmasking Mardi Gras

[Westley Annis]

I have to agree with you Ms.Mudpie.  Ray Nagin is barreling through on his
bandwagon of "Everything is fine in the French Quarter so Yall come on down
and Partaaay!" only because that is the only part of "his" city that will
put money into his coffers.  The rest of our state gets shellaced as "fine"
and partying so everybody else in the country thinks we are all drunk and
having fun with no cares anymore.  I am explaining to everyone I can
button-hole about the realities of the situation OUTSIDE of the danged
French Quarter!  I wish I could bring everybody down there to see the
reality for themselves.  It is so frustrating!  And the media's continuing
blindness to areas outside of the inner city and French Quarter is harder
and harder to take.  I don't know what else to do but to keep trying to open
eyes to what the real situation is for my hometown area.  Maybe Oprah's
offer for those first-hand stories from those OTHER than the
Superdome/Convention Center refugees is a good outlet for a reality check.
I'm with you guys in spirit always and body whenever I can get down there to
help.
Penny Tassin
a transplanted Chalmattian in Linden, TX