Dennis Hastert: New Orleans should be bulldozed.
I hate to admit it, but I share the same basic sentiment. It's just way too vulnerable just like some of the communities along the upper Mississippi that relocated after the 1993 floods.
I agree for the most part... save the historical district, it's on higher ground anyway. Of course it could be moot if the hooligans continue to set fire to the city.
I wonder if this may not be the proper solution.
Just start filling in that area till you make it higher than the lake and the river THEN build it back.
It may take years but it would be better than trying to beat Mother Nature with a levee system.