Thank-you. With the horrific conditions that are currently being faced by the poor souls in the disaster area, I was concerned that my comments about the ease of the cleanup might be interpreted as too flippant. However, I'm starting to get irked by the bozos who are suggesting that New Orleans shouldn't be rebuilt. IMHO, that's a pathetic attitude of a loser. I was raised to have a strong, American "can do" attitude. Piddly excuses why we can't or shouldn't rebuild New Orleans don't set well with me.
What is so "pathetic" about stating the truth that having a city of 500,000, six feet under seal level, and in hurricane prone area is not exactly a good idea.
I'll tell you what... let's compromise. Fill it in with dirt to give it some positive z. Then lay out the road network to mimic the old city. Then rebuild.
See my Post #1805. Those ain't "piddly excuses" I've listed there, and before anyone tells me about the "can-do" reslience of this country you should realize that Texas went through a similar process after the Galveston hurricane in the early 1900s. Galveston waned considerably after that storm, and many of its residents and businesses sought "higher ground" in Houston. Galveston used to be a much bigger city in comparison to other cities in Texas than it is now.