Source: United Press International

One more barrier for the poor to deal with when returning to New Orleans:

Some poor people evacuated from New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005 say they are having trouble returning because they cannot get rental assistance.

Although federal Section 8 vouchers are transferable to anywhere in the United States, many evacuees have had transfers denied or delayed because of a loophole in federal law allowing local agencies to reject moves to "higher-rent" areas such as New Orleans, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported Sunday.

Oh, this is rich! The reason there are higher rents is, of course, the lack of housing, which has been compounded by the razing of undamaged public housing. Does conspiracy have to nip us in the nose before we see it?