I reject that assumption. God doesn’t miss when he wants to wipe something clean- and the French Quarter( Sin Central) escaped destruction. While the residential areas of N.O. were 10 feet deep, the bars and perverts in the Quarter were fine.
As a native, I make no apologies for saying that rebuilding ANYTHING here after Katrina is stupid. The N.O. area- and points south- are geographically doomed. One more big hurricane and the debate is over- it’s ALL permanent wetlands.
The point of my post was to show the WASTE of millions. If politics won’t allow the powers that be to say- outright- that the place is not worth defending, then at least get the most for the money you’re spending. If the Corps sees nothing wrong with the quality of this floodwall, can the rest of the country trust them to build effective flood protection elsewhere? Where is the culpability for shoddy work?
Agreed. Rebuilding N.O. is a shameful waste of taxpayers dollars.