((((((Dinah and your mom)))))))))

How's ya momma and 'dem?

Yeah it seems that 'Ain't 'dere no more' is the southeast region of Louisianas motto. There isnt much left when it comes to hospitals. Ours down here was so severly damaged it had to be demolished. There is a makeshift fema trailer hospital. But anything more than a broken bone or stitches you need to make the trek to University or Ochsner. Hopefully one day the parish will stop fighting over the crap about building a new hospital down here and just do it.

Where is your mom? I know so many people still trying to get back on their feet, its ridiculous. And Road Home, thats a joke. Tell your mom to contact the St. Bernard Project. I'm pretty sure you can reach them through Camp Hope down in Poydras. They are at the old PGT Beauregard School. The St. Bernard Project was organized by that newscaster. Don't remember what channel sh is on. They come in with volunteers and tradesmen and complete a house for move in. Its all done on first come first serve basis, but with the summer on us there's gonna be alot of volunteers down here. Google St. Bernard Project and Camp Hope (in St Bernard, Poydras). Volunteers come out of there for the entire area. Don't matter where she is, they'll help.

Yes lots of abandoned homes and parish funds, thats funny Dinah. I know people breaking the contract with Road Home and moving away. And a few moving back. But those few have been working on their homes for 3 years now. My neighbor on the left is a prime example of that. This July he will finally be back in his house again. Talking to him the other day, he said he shouldnt have taken Road Home to rebuild. He's been regretting doing that for two years now.

I would love to meet the people you know who have good news about st bernard. I wonder if they connected to the politics down here.

As far as getting bad down here. At the corner gas station three days ago there were two men arrested for selling crack. That one is in the newspaper. At the Dollar Tree across the highway a woman (volunteer) from New York was chased down and run over by a dump truck. Mistaken identity. Not in the newspaper, but saw with my own eyes. I chased off two kids the other day up to no good, cops caught them and took them in for truancy. I could go on and on. But drugs and guns are in the Parish almost full blown as the city is.

lol. Thats one of the many names i've been titled. A pioneer. Sometimes i feel like it. But it hurts to be called that. In this day and time, i don't think many people know it looks like a third world country here.

I attached a letter that my mom just wrote this morning and mailed off to the parish president, Craig Taffaro. Kinda give you a look-in. Well it says the file is too big to attach and i can't think of another way to post it. If any one wants to read it maybe i can send it in a pm. I'll try too. If ya want just pm me.

chalmette