[texaslil]

"New Orleans might be lost for ever."

Never, ever, underestimate Cajuns, Creoles, and Rednecks. The French, however, might be a problem.

[Fitzcarraldo]

NOLA will be redesigned, perhaps along the lines of Venice...

[mmercier]

>> Never, ever, underestimate Cajuns, Creoles, and Rednecks. The French, however, might be a problem.

I have a buss load of Cajun relatives living in the deep bayou in Louisiana. My family has high hopes, but there is virtually no communication between us for decades.

We relied on an old uncle long since past for information regarding them; they had (and desired) no contact with the outside world. Tom used to boat in to see them every few years.

We have not heard any word of them since the 70's. I hope you are right, though I may well never know.