It's worse than you think

The news media, for some reason, is invested in making the country think that things may not be hunky-dory in New Orleans, but they're really not that bad. Just so you know, portions of the Twin Spans bridge are gone, and there is some speculation that the entire bridge is a thing of the past. Two levees have been breached, the water continues to rise (up to 20 feet in some places), looting is rampant, the water is toxic, and martial law has been enforced.

In the city's Lower Ninth Ward alone, two hundred people were stranded on rooftops. At least 20 buildings have collapsed. Outside New Orleans, Metairie, Slidell, and Houma are underwater. The estimated bill for the damage is $26 billion.