Personally, I think New Orlenas Mayor Ray Nagin is completely useless.
In his first State of the City address since Hurricane Katrina, Nagins said New Orleans is a city on the mend, in spite of failures by, and broken promises, the federal and state governments.
Doesn't this sound familiar? "New Orleans is coming back, whether you like it or not," Nagin said Wednesday to applause from city workers and community members gathered at the National World War II Museum.
With the exception of the Essence Festival returning, the rhetoric doesn't square up with reality.
Katrina Hit Blacks Harder than Whites, Study Finds
Damaged homes and property clutter the streets of the Lower Ninth Ward a few weeks after Hurricane Katrina. Immediately after Hurricane Katrina, national experts predicted an economic boom for Louisiana as a massive recovery and rebuilding effort ramped up on the Gulf Coast.
Well, that boom has apparently already gone bust.
Why this region is not discussed more among the presidential candidates - both Democrats and Republicans, is disturbing.