I've been posting from a Blackberry for the last few days, and when I can get a wi-fi spot I'll post some photos.

Even getting a data cell signal around New Orleans has been a challenge. I have some photos ready to post but it may be a while before I get a reliable connection.

In the meantime there has been some great reporting in the local papers.

Accounts from the scene may sound overblown but they're not. Conditions are just as bad as witnesses report, almost surreally so. Being in some parts of New Orleans is like stepping into a real world horror movie.

Most of the shooting has stopped and that's a good sign that the recovery is moving forward.