mcdonald headed into the seventh war and then to jen tilly. if anything the seventh war had more shuttered businesses and more wrecked homes sporting the national guard's katrina tattoo. mcdonald passed to jen tilly and showed off the half wrecked building he bought under a program created to encourage investment in blighted neighborhoods and plans to turn it into a professional building. he bought a wrecked mini mall saying at least there is life back here. so i want to welcome you all to ask questions. they are asking if you had questions to walk up to the mike if you would not mind. anyone? i was so comprehensive there want possibly be a question possibly. >> in your opening, you mentioned the key players, bush, nagin -- nagen -- and i didn't here you mention bobby jindel who covered the lake view and lake front area. being from lake view, we all felt for a long time his absence and that the first congressional district was the hardest hit district in all of the 9,000 square miles of area affected by it. i was wondering did you cross this p