Look real world for that area. .it has no earth quakes and does have hurricanes and lots of water ...so brick or cinder block homes would be the bet..why do stick built?
The whole ninth ward should have NEVER been rebuilt. It is well below sea level. It is the lowest elevation area in New Orleans. It would have been better to relocate everyone that lived there to higher ground and turn the whole area into a city park. That way when(not if)the next flood comes they have some place to let the water flow into.
Oh well, its Bush’s fault anyway(he hates black people).