Here's a friend of mine who used to live up here in Beaverton, Oregon and moved back down to Louisiana last year. They're just outside of Baton Rouge, and have "refugees" from Katrina staying in their house. Interesting commentary, and you can see from his posts that there is a lot of false rumors and hype floating around along with the real stories.
Check it out: http://prairiekatrina.blogspot.com/