Yes, it's true. New Orleans did get 20 snow camouflage parkas in their latest tranche of goodies from the DoD. They also got a "rough terrain" forklift, 21 7.62 mm rifles (probably M4s . . . probably not AK-47s) and two 5.56 mm rifles (probably M-16s). Oh, and 30 survival axes, in case someone falls into the Mississippi.
Rather than risk sounding like Major Kong reading off the list of everything else they got (humble apologies, Major Kong, but I just had to do it) the interested reader can catch up on all of the goodies that are now available to the New Orleans regional LEAs here.
I'm sorry, but I do have to mention one more item . . . I swear it's listed . . . Jefferson Parish got 3 (three) (bridge) erection boats . . .
It is truly Strangelovian . . .