New Orleans Layoffs

The repopulation of New Orleans has begun in earnest, but Ray Nagin announced today that the city will be laying off 3,000 employees, or roughly half of it's personnel. What does that say to people who were planning to return? It's not a very good message if you ask me. Then again it might amount to only 300 people if you account for the patented "Ray Nagin Power of Ten Exaggeration Factor."