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2005-09-04 Home Front: Economy

Displaced New Orleans Residents Look Elsewhere

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Posted by Steve White 2005-09-04 00:43|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Seems like the smart thing to do would to use all rebuilding aid to relocate as many people and facilities as possible anyplace other than NO. If, as others have suggested here, the port of NO is so important, then keep that and build transportation routes for the workers to get in and out of there. The French Quarter could possibly be saved for the tourism. Abandon anything that is currently under water.

Why should tens of billions be spent to rebuild a city, which is 30 ft below sea level, and seems a sure bet to be destroyed sometime within every 40 year period?

Posted by DO 2005-09-04 20:17|| 2005-09-04 20:17|| Front Page Top

#2 The insurance companies will make it happen. Remove federal flood insurnace for residences and consider it a done deal. There has to be a better place for that port.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-09-04 20:27|| 2005-09-04 20:27|| Front Page Top

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