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I agree that people should be able to build where they want, as long as they pay for it. The people in Cameron parish did pay for their premiums, to the tune of 4,000 per year. The new restrictions are ridiculous so chances are real good that they tell the feds to get out and don't bother. The cajuns are like that. They are resilient and resourceful, of course that was never reported on just the inner city folks of New Orleans.

As for the refineries, have fun trying to get the zoning passed to build one. How many years has it been since one was built? The government would have to fork over a LOT of money to the companies anyway and it would take years to complete not a couple of weeks to repair and restart.

We don't have time or capacity to shut down refineries for several years here while they negotiate, rezone, fight the NIMBY's, rebuild, reroute the pipelines, and then get a trained workforce in place.

It isn't just about gasoline but the entire petrochemical industry that's located here. Plastics, detergent, tires, gasoline, synthetic rubber, the building materials for everything we use every day like this nice computer. Look at all that plastic, the next time you drive your car look at your dashboard, tires, body, building materials, etc that is what is made here. Without the basic building material to make stuff the manufacturers are SOL. Without the stuff for people to buy the economy tanks.

Yes people are working their butts off getting paid, most of the people here are doing that. However, the MSM didn't show that did they, they didn't show that over one million people got out of the way, they didn't show the hard work being done to recover because that would show americans in the best light possible, resourseful, determined and able to take a few punches and get back up.

I did not say the oil industry created the problems, I said the oil industry made it worse due to their building shipping channels through those swamps allowing a much higher and damaging storm surge further inland. Those swamps were natural barriers that took the punch out of the hurricanes.

FWIW the most damage was to overpriced newer construcion that was cheaply made. The solid older homes, like mine did just fine. I barely lost a shingle.