New Orleans blogger Gulfsails posts this letter. He titles this post "Looting in the French Quarter" but actually the letter says there was NO looting in the French Quarter. He writes:
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The letter below was received by me and recounts first-hand the situation in the French Quarter. It definately deserves a read...-----------------------
"Just got out last night. I could have stayed , my supplies would have lasted for seven more days But, the fires have started.
The reports of looting downtown are exaggerated. Yes, they broke into the grocery stores, drugstores, gas stations, for food, etc. Canal street had a few hours of thugs doing sports shops, but all other shops and the ENTIRE French Quarter is safe and untouched. The storm did glass and roof damage and trees UPTOWN. Just needs to be swept. Looks LESS dirty than a typical Mardi Gras day. I was never threatened. 99.9% of our people are heroic, stoic, and human beings of great quality.
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