New Orleans of Future May Stay Half Its Old Size - New York Times
I think it's good news that New Orleans' population may be permanently cut in half. Why would people want to return to the morass of inept leadership, a permanently poor underclass with little hope for their future, a terribly high crime rate and other assorted ills.
The arguments for the demise of the unique Big Easy culture ring hollow when people have little hope of a secure financial future and good education for their children.
To be very blunt, the post-Katrina diaspora of people to other parts of the country is probably the best thing that could have happened. The New Orleans economy will adjust to be a smaller city.
And, with half the people remaining, the risk of death in the next hurricane is halved.
Perhaps the people of New Orleans will soon wise up and dump their incompetent mayor Ray Nagin.
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