I'm sure all of you have seen tons and tons of pictures from the storm, but here are some from where my family rode out the storm.
www.bayouview.org This should give you a little better idea of the damage that Team Fusion's community sustained.
I assume most of the workers in New Orleans would be getting sick from the mold and mildew everywhere. Some of the pictures from the site above show mold on the walls less than a week after the storm. Think of buildings being under water for two or more weeks like those in New Orleans. The mold alone in those buildings make it VERY dangerous.