What's the use....

Don't get me wrong. I've been to New Orleans and had a great time. The town has had its run. But have you seen the images on TV?!? If restoring NO means first having to rebuild two walls to keep the lake out and then spending a month pumping out water just so that you can assess the damage....it's not worth it. It was a poverty stricken slum to begin with.

If they feel they must rebuild, they should be smart about it. Knock down everything that is unsalvageable, spread the rubble evenly, then cover it with a mound of dirt and start over, maybe then the city would be above sea level. Or, just move the whole thing like 50 miles north of the lake.

Most residents didn't have insurance anyways. All those ghettos should be torn down and replaced with something like the canals in Venice. I would like to move around the city by airboat if at all possible.