Four years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans still needs us »
Posted By calitennflo 3 months, 3 weeks ago in NewsOn this, the fourth anniversary of the destruction of New Orleans, let us resolve to replace the political heat of accusation with the penetrating light of reason.
The single most important thing to know is that the city remains vulnerable to another big hurricane strike. Its flood protection system must be completely re-engineered, a project that will cost billions.
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Striker1013 months, 3 weeks ago
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If the flood system must be completely re-engineered (and of course then rebuilt) then New Orleans should pay for it if they want to keep New Orleans as home. It was once probably pretty good farmland but not a good place to build a zoo. People who want New Orleans for home will have to bite the bullet and take their chances. No bailouts. We shouldn't have paid for it the first time.
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Endoscopy3 months, 3 weeks ago
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The problem is that not only New Orleans but the other parts of the country that the hurricane devastated. Why do people always ignore the other parts of the country. That was part of the problem getting supplies to New Orleans. There was a 50 mile wide line of devastation going NNE into the country several hundred miles from just east of New Orleans. Our church sends volunteers there every summer to help rebuild.
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The forgotten land!!! -
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simonsez3 months, 3 weeks ago
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A classic example of Einstein's "Stupidity is repeating the same activity and expecting a different outcome".
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It can never be the same because the homes in the ninth district were built for $2-3000 many years ago, rented for a few hundred a month before Katrina, now would require 5 or 6 digit costs to rebuild and no way to rent them at a profitable number. It's the end of an era ...
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