New Orleans mayor asks residents back again

[dhinojosa]

http://www.suntimes.com/output/hurricane/neworleans26.html

NEW ORLEANS-- With Hurricane Rita gone, the mayor picked up where he left off with his plan to reopen New Orleans, inviting people in one largely unscathed neighborhood to come back Monday and "help us rebuild the city."

A line extended out of a Winn-Dixie supermarket as locals stocked up on ice, milk and other staples in Algiers, the first New Orleans neighborhood officially opened by Mayor Ray Nagin.

[ClintonTyree]

1. Without any testing for toxicity?

My daughter goes to Tulane University in New Orleans. She will not return until I'm satisfied that the city is safe. And I will NOT rely on the EPA to inform me of that, I will read independent reports. The EPA under the bush administration has become a "faith based" agency and I wouldn't trust them for a second.
Nagin should wait until environmental impact studies are complete. I know he's anxious to get the city re-populated, but overlooking safety to do it is just plain dumb.

[uppityperson]

2. Algiers is across river from downtown NO, not flooded.

Parts of the city that were flooded are still crap. Good for letting people go back home to Algiers. Good for a store re-opening there so people can buy food.