I lived in NOLA for 2.5 years. I traveled between the west and east banks almost every day. The Cresent City Connection bridge hasn't been called the Ponchotrain Expressway for many years. As for not letting blacks over the bridge, ummm, apparently this idiot doesn't know about the huge housing project at the bottom of the bridge on the west bank right hand side nor does this dolt know that the majority of Algiers and Gretna is black. Do your homework people. I find it somewhat strange that there were no other available buildings for shelter considering that there are several dozen hotels downtown not forget the River Walk Mall on the other side of the convention center (with a large parking garage across the street)and the aquarium right there also. As for the TSA screening, wait till you see the number of guns confinscated from those leaving from the airport.