Dear Richard, I am spending as much money as possible here in New Orleans, we need it to survive and recover. Besides, I can get better food and music here than in France ! Thank You for the help that France has given. It is much appreciated !! The French come in and ask "What needs to be done ? What has FEMA missed or delayed ?" For example, Paribus bank is rebuilding five fire stations to give minimal coverage in the drowned areas. Although the US is a culinary desert, New Orleans has better food than France. Throw French peasants into the swamp, add African, Spanish, Native American influences, wait 250 years and see what results !