re: Why didn't they march on City hall and demand help leaving?
Its funny how the poor, downtrodden, homeless, and other societal burdonsome-types can always find a way to Washington DC to March for whatever ridiculous cause that gives them an excuse to demand more and better government services...
But when faced with almost certain death from an oncomming natural disaster, they sit home and play video games or watch their cable TV while they wait for the "come rain, snow, come Hurricane Katrina" mailman to deliver the next government welfare check.