new orleans is a bad example to compare it to. like someone mentioned before, look at how SoCal handled their disaster. wa slike night and day. it was "we want help now" compared to "what can i do to help" attitudes.
ghostbusters! the library scene in the beginning... when they see the old ghost reading... then it tells them to "shhh"... we all know the rest. ugh! lol
and the laugh was probably just a reaction. probably at the equipment and not the little girl