The other question that comes up, if these people don't move back to NOLA, does that mean less rebuilding there? Who will answer these questions?
"The other question that comes up, if these people don't move back to NOLA, does that mean less rebuilding there? Who will answer these questions?"
Too early to say, really. Most of the evacuees probably aren't homeowners, so they can't go back anyhow. The homeowners mostly evacuated before the storm. They're scattered, so it's impossible to get a handle on whether they'll return eventually.
I suspect that the population of NOLA is going to be reduced, even after the rebuilding takes place. It's still way too early to figure out what NOLA's going to be like.
In many parishes, all the homes will be bulldozed. Flooding like that permanently damages houses, so before any rebuilding can happen, the old houses have to be taken away.
Then there's the insurance question. For a lot of folks, their homes are going to be dead losses. Unless they had flood insurance, they're not going to get a dime from insurance.
Beyond that, most of these homes were probably mortgaged up to the hilt. Where they were properly insured, they'll get rebuilt, but it may be the bank that does the job, since lots of people will simply walk away and let the bank repossess the property.
I think greater NOLA is going to look a lot different than before.
The other question that comes up, if these people don't move back to NOLA, does that mean less rebuilding there? Who will answer these questions?
you only asked one question. the answer, no, more building.
why? Because those who fled years before the storm to escape from the eventual evacuee's, will want to return to their home town. Less crime and less evacuee's makes a very charming City.