I'm scared and upset over New Orleans. I wish I could help somehow, but all I can do is give cash to Red Cross and sit around reading the news.

Here's some URLs to help:

http://www.hurricanehousing.org/
If you are able to provide housing to displaced hurricane victims, esecially within 400 miles of New Orleans and Mississippi, please go to hurricanehousing.org and offer your spare rooms or empty rental units.

http://www.redcross.org/donate/
Please give some $$ to the Red Cross's Katrina fund.