Floodwaters have subsided across much of Louisiana. The flood of Washington red tap is now holding up the recovery. It's politics over people, the new American way.
Behind one of the knocked down walls in a Baton Rouge residents home a treasure trove of old toys and utensils all wrapped in a newspaper from 1942 were waiting to be discovered.
The concerns of Louisiana small business owners were heard yesterday on Capitol Hill. Senator David Vitter hosted several residents in a hearing on small business recovery from the recent flooding.