Well Ron, as someone who loves dark humor, I like your replay.

But to me more serious, let us look at the issue this way:

New Orleans city start as a port city- and it is and probably will remain an economically important port. For that (and other people pointed that already) you do not need such a huge city.

The city is far below sea level. With the increase number of Hurricanes and the rise in sea level who accompanied the global worming, the chances of another Katrina are quite good.

Most of the poor resident (and most of the resident were poor...) who had to leave the city for the first time in their life, do not want to go back- it was their once in a life time chance to improve their life.

The cost of renovating the city is enormous.

So- why to bother?

Again, being serious, no one would think about destroying New Orleans 2 years ago, but it happened by “force major”

The Q is- should we stick to the old faulty-developed city, or take this chance and admit, with all the sorrow, that it was a mistake.

Well now, you have changed your argument. No longer do you refer to the ugliness of the inhabitants and their environ, and its affect on their deservedness for preserving what is theirs. Of that I was very serious, no humor dark or otherwise was intended.