Brain Drained New Orleans

I read an article today in the Associated Press, the biggest news agency in the U.S. It was a little distressing, though not of content unknown to me because it concerned the "brain drain" in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. That is, since Hurricane Katrina, my city is losing a huge number of well educated professionals. And what is most troubling is that many of those doctors, engineers, lawyers architects, teachers, musicians writers etc. who have left are the young professionals, the lifeblood of any city's future.
Some of those fled during the storm and never came back. Others came back, but soon gave up and moved away when faced with bad job prospects, a poor quality of life here and little faith in the future of the city. Some experts here say that shortly the brain drain will be full blown as the tiny population will not allow the professional classes the opportunity to earn enough money to satisfy their desires. The educated here just don't see good career opportunities here that they see elsewhere.
A recent survey conducted among New Orleanians showed that one-third of the residents living here now said they are likely to leave within two years (I am one of then 1/3 who believe that leaving is a strong possibility). One example of the brain drain is the trouble people who are ill have in finding doctors or hospitals still practicing. It's so bad here in the medical field now that only five of the eleven hospitals that operated before the hurricane is even re-open today. Just one of those five opened hospitals is functioning at full capacity.
Population studies here show that only about one half of the professionals have thus far returned and remained in the city. The problem extends to hiring new people. When the city tries to recruit, applicants run at the sound of the city's name. Estimates by some doctors in the area are that two years from now we will have only about 2 out of every 10 pre Katrina physicians who formerly practiced medicine here.
The politicians here seem more concerned about restarting a tourist industry and do little to solve the problems of the city. Basically, living in New Orleans is not the most comfortable or easy thing to do.
They say when men fight it is messy, but women fighting is an absolutely vicious sight to see. Well, it happened that way recently in a Brazilian handball league after an on-field fight among the ladies exacerbated out of control. The players threw punches and pulled each other's hair in a brawl that was so bad it forced a national championship semifinal game to be canceled. Haha TV pictures showed lumps of hair on the court after the match between Metodista and Guarulhos, held near Sao Paulo was stopped It al started when two player argued after a foul was called. Others joined in and a fight broke out. Play resumed but the ladies started fighting again shortly thereafter.
This time the fighting was more serious. One player started it when she pulled an opponent's hair, pushed her in the back and gave her the famous woman's slap in the face. The other player replied with a punch to the face, initiating a brawl that involved players, substitutes and even the officials. They all traded punches and kicks.
Wow! Women's' handball must be a great sport. We men would love to see more of that a kind of female competition....