Sooooooo goood :)Just compare how people acted in new Orleans during Katrina and how the Japanese acted after the earthquake and Tsunami..  

I have a client that is working with a local New Orleans bank to purchase a piece of land.

Of course, they moved all of the gas meters while I was in New Orleans and my tenants had hot water.

I tend to doubt it, Entergy New Orleans is a really sleazy company, but it doesn't hurt to ask. 

I have been looking for a rental home in the New Orleans area for about 6 months.  

Are you aware of the horrors of tax note investing in Orleans Parish?

It almost feels like New Orleans in some spots.The Creekside part of it was formed in 1993 as a nonprofit effort to improve the quality of life in the area.

TNXGentle Ben - New Orleans

Turns out, it's like the 2nd most vulnerable location (after New Orleans) in the U.S.

Update in July 2019--UCBI at the Charleston Branch does not deal in HELOCs for investment properties (Orleans Road branch is who I talked to--but their rates were prime minus for primaries and very competitive after that promotion), BUT TD bank in Charleston does.