I hate to make another thread but here goes... What is in store for the future of New Orleans? Should it be relocated? Should it be raised? Should the Levees be re-enforced? I was thinking that they could make them much wider because on tv they don't look like they are very wide. Maybe they should've been made to withstand a Cat 5 hurricane? I think it was stupid not to because this was going to happen sooner or later. My mom has 3 cousins that live in the NO area and one of them is going to sell whats left of her house or lot and move "if" its possible for her to do so financially. She wants too. How many people will geaux back to Louisiana and how many will make new roots in the places they have been bused too? Any guesses?
N.O will be rebuilt with new levees... I can't answer whether or not the population will stay as is though
With all of the media coverage and federal attention, I can assure you that the city will be rebuilt and the levees will be done right. Contractors and entrepreneurs from all over the country will help out and show the world the power, greatness and pride of the USA. WE ARE A CAN-DO COUNTRY.
What I am afraid of is the posibility of them offering extremely cheap housing to lure people back to the city. If they do that I feel that the wrong type of people will fill New Orleans and the city will not be better off before the storm hit.
Each of these items requires a thorough analysis, so early pontificating is somewhat pointless (though intriguing.) But, I suspect a much-scaled down NOLA will be rebuilt, with a focus on servicing the industries unique to the area. Not as a complete metropolitan area.
You're right. One government official made the comment, "Of course it's going to be rebuilt. If this were Chicago, Philly or any other major city, we would all be talking about rebuilding..."
just heard on the radio that some experts are saying it will take 5-10 years minimum to rebuild New Orleans, and they are expecting to have to demolish more then half of the existing structures in the city. they also talked some about the Saints and Hornets (it was Keith Olberman and Dan Patrick on Patrick's show), and they think the Saints will be relocated for at least 2 years or so, as the Hornets. They also had concerns as to whether LSU will be able to play in Baton Rouge this year given the huge surge in population since the storm. Kinda nerve racking to listen to.
No. Many people should relocate as should many businesses, but there is no high ground that is not already occupied to just relocate the city. Quite impossible to raise the entire city. The city is more likely to be razed than to be raised :yelwink2: Yes, but to make them CAT-5 resistant they will become twice as wide and displace much established development. And they will be very expensive.
true enough the levees will be very expensive to repair/replace, but not nearly as expensive as repairing an entire metropolis
