New Orleans is a major port for entry and exit of crude oil, agricultural crops and all other sorts of goods. A huge percentage of our nation's domestic crude oil production and gasoline refining capacity lies in the Gulf, as does a major portion of our chemical manufacturing industry. Do you propose that the government just do nothing to try and get that back on line again, working with the industrial interests in the region? Are you willing to let farmers in the midwest face financial ruin because they can't get their crops to market? Are you willing to pay a lot more for gasoline and other goods due to the disruption of the refining and distribution system?
New Orleans is a major port for entry and exit of crude oil,
There are 2 major refineries on the side which flooded, watch the prices rise at the pump$$$