Pork Squared!! Still OT but on this one:

Is there anything so pointless as the initiative to rebuild
New Orleans when, given the continuing subsidence of the area,
the continuing rise in sea level, the silting-up of the
existing channel, and increased weather activity due to global
warming, it is a virtual certainty that the recent disaster will
recur within 75 years or less?
((**** Update - It's happening NOW!!********))
Allow the river to take the new course it 'wants` to naturally.
The flow control structure is already largely in place.
The engineering advantages are enormous, A self scouring channel
and reduction of flooding upstream, planned control of further
delta formation and greater longevity for the new port, if the
initiative is properly taken.
Let the old town stagnate while a new port is built and let it
die a natural death after it is replaced. - (The low town can do
service as a flood relief basin, and after a while might silt up to
usable elevation.)
The historic French Quarter lies on higher ground and can be saved,
but in the interest of public safety and economics - let the rest go.

Sorry for the rant, I'm feeling MUCH better now,
MadDog