I hope New Orleans uses this as an opportunity

This thread does beg the question of whether it really makes sense to go to the cost of rebuilding a city in an essentially uninhabitable area.

Definitely want to see what y'all think, b/c I struggle with coming up w/ too many reasons...

 

1st point, garbage? :redface: :hihi:

I was shocked to find out that there was only limited exits from Nawlins
to the outside world such as watching people evacuate the area.
I haven't lived in Louisiana for sometime and didn't realize that.

 

If you'll notice, the only parts that didn't really flood was the quarter. The French weren't completely stupid, they did build on some of the highest ground available. It was the later developments that spread around from it that were so low. I say, rebuild the CBD, and maybe some of the outlying residential areas, but eliminate most of the low-lying areas and keep them as a non-inhabited flood zone.

 

How about rebuilding on the West Bank? It seems like they fared reasonably well with minimal flooding. The Mississippi River levee held up well so if that land is higher then future developments would be well served moving over there.