Thanks, JennyO. Locally we heard the story about that bus arriving after collecting survivors, but I hadn't heard anything about the young man who initiated the trip. It was a tough call, and I don't think he made a bad choice.

It does beg the question--if he was able to drive that bus out of New Orleans, how come other buses weren't doing the same thing all along? This story, along with the news that the Red Cross wasn't allowed into New Orleans and other resources weren't being delivered, smack of turf wars among the various rescue agencies. Was it FEMA or someone from "Homeland Security" (whatever that is) that decided that if food and water were provided to the cesspool that people might want to stay?

It does sound like there are entrenched groups, not the poor or looters or police or others, but area residents in tall buildings who are making due. That link that PoppaGator provided (http://www.uta.edu/lc/) is an example.

SRS