Why should we trust the same people (the incumbent politicians of Louisiana) who helped create this mess (and who raked off large sums for their own pockets in the process) to do anything correct and legit about fixing the mess?
(Ray Nagin among others should be in jail or defending themselves in court--having 1700 police on the rolls drawing salaries when there are only 1000 actually on the force is a crime in most places.)
Go to snopes.com. Type in the search box "New Orleans Police". Click on the first link that comes up. I haven't seen anything anywhere that verifies this story. If it's verified by an investigation then throw the book at them. Until then it's nothing but a rumor.
The same people who smeared the administration's face in the feces just after the flood, now want that same administration to cough up hundreds of billions to bail them out. I don't think so.
When I see N.O. residents return and help rebuild their own communities instead of whining at FEMA for more and more and more, all while they sit on their collective ass - then perhaps the taxpayers should help. I say not another dime until they help themselves. I have great sympathy for those who are honestly trying to get back on their feet, but the bums demanding an endless handout are overshadowing you to the point where nobody can see you.