[Redbob]

"I worked in the French Quarter for several years and everyone knew it was a flood disaster waiting to happen."

And yet, it was the Vieux Carre that remained high and dry.

So much for what "everyone knows," eh?

[Muleteam1]

Although the intelligence of building in a swamp could be argued, I actually give the French credit for knowing to build on the natural levee.

Muleteam1