If I lived in New Orleans, I vote to move?

Question

the City out of the crater its in and move it on higher land. I don't live there, but I feel so badly for the people who have lost their homes in the past, and now here comes Hurricane Gustav and they have evacuated that city.

I wonder if it is possible to rebuild the whole city up above sea level instead of trying to rebuild where it's at, at below sea level where there is potential danger and destruction all the time from the weather. May be if there is enough of us to write a letter (to whom I don't know, but I'd start with the Govenor of that State), to help these people rebuild on a more stable area to where they don't have to worry every single year if this will be another year of destruction of their homes and loved ones.

What do you think? It's as if we're wasting money on rebuilding where its at now. I move to try and get their city moved and rebuilt just the way it is now, to a different location so that those people don't have to worry about losing what they have worked so hard for.

Am I wishful thinking? Can this come true for these people...for New Orleans?

Wasn't sure what catagory to put this question in, so forgive me if I misplaced it.

Answer 1

Its more complicated than that.

For one, if you move the city to a different location, You would be taking out one city for the sake of another and that wouldn't be very fair. What i think they should invest their money on, is not rebuilding the city, but helping the people  start over in another city. At least in low income housing, until the can rebuil their financial abilities to move somewhere else. I think they need to just forget the City of New Orleans, and let the ocean have it, like it's been trying to for the past few years. I know it'll be hard for the people who live there, but i think it's something that needs to be  done.

But to answer your question, there's really not a way to "move" the city. Just the people.

Answer 2

Most people haven't bothered to look up the history, but Katrina was not the first hurricane to cause that kind of titanic damage to New Orleans.

In 1965, New Orleans was hit by Betsy, or Billion-Dollar-Betsy as she was called.  

If you read about Betsy, she reads just about like Katrina.  

I personally, have a SIGNIFICANT problem with the idea of paying BILLIONS of Federal Tax dollars for hurricanes 40 years apart.  Now it seems as though Gustav is going to hit New Orleans a mere 3 years after Katrina.

If Hollywood people, jazz singers, athletes, rock stars, ect want to host fund raisers, and people desire to privately donate money to rebuilding New Orleans, well good for them.  I think they are all idiots, but it's their money, and they can spend it however they desire.

New Orleans is below sea level.  New Orleans continues to sink deeper (slowly) as the years pass.  New Orleans needs to be a giant rice paddy.  The idea that Federal tax dollars should go to bail out (literally bail water out) and rebuild homes is complete idiocy.

If the city can find a nice piece of high ground to relocate onto, and the Hollywood type people are willing to pay to relocate the city...fine.  I don't believe Federal tax dollars should be spent on rebuilding, or relocating.

Gustav....third strike, and your out....game over....Mother nature wins.  New Orleans becomes the swamp it's SUPOSE TO BE.

~Garnet

Permaculture homesteading/farming over 20 years

Answer 3

we ARE wasting money on New Orleans. I think they shouldnt worry about rebuilding cause theres a chance another hurricane like katrina, rita and gustav will just keep hitting. I live in Louisiana, they are taking 3.00 out of everyones entergy bill or help rebuild new orleans. New orleans has one of the highest crime rates. When people came up here for katrina, we had to wait in line for gas, IF the store even had gas, our crime rate went up..couldnt go to the mall without people snatching your purses. tons of rapes. It was horrible. but Im afraid history is gonna keep repeating itself!

Answer 4

yea, we could rebuild the whole city on higher ground...probibly take about 1-2 million loads of clay/soil the size of the superdome and we could get right on it!.(phew!)

Answer 5

Enough is enough if people want to live there then live there in a submarine or build a Jurrasic Park.

Answer 6

I think it's a great idea. I have family and friends there,they tell me it's home to them. But ,maybe this time more will relocate on their own. let's hope so. But in spite  of what they choose my heart goes out to them. this has to be hard. great question. and I stand with you.

Answer 7

and, who's going to pay for this?  

Answer 8

Maybe the residents of New Orleans could petition their local government to have this put on the ballot.  If they have many more destructive hurricanes like Katrina, they might not have any choice but to move the city of New Orleans some place else.  I used to live in Florida, and one of the biggest reasons I relocated to North Carolina, was to get as far away from hurricanes as possible.  But there are a lot of people who choose to live in Florida, as well as in New Orleans, who feel the risk of losing their life or their homes is very minimal, and they are willing to take the risk instead of moving like I did.  This is a good question, and certainly may well be something the people of New Orleans will be forced to consider at some point.  God bless!!!    

Answer 9

I guess it is the choice of some but many are stuck there.  They were born there and they will live there no matter what.  To rebuild this city at a higher elevation would be cost prohibitive.  

Look at other parts of the world, China, India and California are burdened with earthquakes.  California also has wildfires.  In the midwest we are tormented by tornadoes. And some areas have mudslide, avalanches, volcanoes, and what have you.

We cannot "fix" these things.  It would be nice, but it isn't feasible.

~

Answer 10

I agree, being below sea level, they are always in danger.  I would never live their, but I have been there.  Part of the city's charm is it's historic buildings, and land marks.  I bet now day's no engineer would sign off on how they built the city.  It would probably be cheaper to build better walls, and pumping systems.  By moving it, it would be like trying to recreate history, and call it the same, but it would not be the same.

Answer 11

That Would be Great Bell...But the whole City is a Punchbowl, There's no moving it...SOOOOO much of this could have Been completely avoided had the Levy's been Shored the way they should have been years ago...our last Administration left the money for those repairs in the Coffers...BUT other things were done with it.Now those people are in a world of hurt Once Again and it is Truly Tragic.