cajunmama and laboi . . .

[Ronny]

Yes, tragedies like this do bring out the best in poeple. For some people, thier best is shooting and looting, but underneath the bad publicity, there are people who are opening their homes and hearts to those who have lost everything.

Food for thought: I read once, in a ranking of the states by generosity and charitable giving, Louisiana and Mississippi rank at the top as a couple of the the most generous states, yet we rank at the bottom according to wealth.

I can believe that after living in the north and the south, I think the south is way more generous, they seem to really care for their nieghbors and even the poorest of the families seem willing to share with those poorer than them. I've witnessed that myself, up here it's just not quite the same. There's not quite the same sense of community spirit. Everyone thought I was a bit off in the head for all the volunteer work I did, but back home it would have been normal.