Reply #3: What area are you in, exactly (or approximately)?

[KamaAina]

The level of devastation ranges from heartwrenching (Gulfport, Biloxi) to near-total (Bay St. Louis, Waveland). Say, have you caught up with any Coast DUers such as merh? She or others might be able to give you guys valuable tips on exactly where and what help is needed.

It was interesting to talk to the people we served, about half of whom were African-American, with a surprisingly large number of Vietnamese and a few Latinos mixed in.

No surprise here; Vietnamese settled all along the Gulf Coast from Texas to Alabama, for the shrimping industry which was what many of them knew back home. One of the largest Vietnamese communities of all is in extremely hard-hit New Orleans East.

One of the women we talked to wondered whether the rest of the country was even aware of how bad the damage is here or whether they thought it was all New Orleans.

From where I sit (N.O. resident for a couple of years), even the city isn't getting enough press! As for the Coast, well, when the guy carrying the torch for you is Joe Scarborough, you've got problems.

Keep up the good work! :bounce: