New Orleans will never recover

[gotmilk]

and unlike "mom and pop pawn shop" walmart failed to evacuate it's weaponry when they closed the doors
imo very irresponsible

Rosie O'Donnell will be screaming!

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

gjohnson5,

I hope you're right that the city comes back. My friends there are not as optimistic, I guess time will tell.

 

[velvett]

I wonder if atheists get offended by labeling things "acts of God"?

They should be in theory.
I guess it could be an act of science.

 

[HumorMe]

there's plenty of published literature out there from throughout history that details the degeneration of the so-called "upper class" into barbarism under "circumstances"
so there I am joe white blow in best buy,new orleans 2005
the place is being ransacked
what's the difference between me and them soon?

well I would make my selection from the available inventory that best matches my system's current needs and then weigh the recent reviews in "sound and vision" magazine so as to best getaway with a component of maximum value

 

[samoth]

I feel bad for all the kids from Tulane, but many other uni's are stepping up to the plate to help: Rice, Emory, Texas A&M, PSU, GA Tech, William & Mary, and even UPenn have all begun accepting students and even making room for housing.

 

[Dial_tone]

The following is from CNN

Widespread looting and random gunfire have been reported across New Orleans. Police told CNN that groups of armed men roamed the streets overnight.
Officers told CNN they lacked manpower and steady communications to properly do their jobs -- and that they needed help to prevent the widespread looting and violence now prevalent in the city.

A police officer working in downtown New Orleans said police were siphoning gas from abandoned vehicles in an effort to keep their squad cars running, CNN's Lawrence reported.

The officer said police are "on their own" for food and water, scrounging up what they can from anybody who is generous enough to give them some -- and that they have no communication whatsoever. Police also told CNN they were removing ammunition from looted gunshops in an effort to get it off the streets.


New Orleans will never recover from this. The city is dead. A new one may rise up in 20 years, but it will not resemble the old.

I cannot help but question the logic of building such a large city below sea level, but it has too much history for people not to try whether logic dictates or not. I do predict some longterm opportunities in N.O. real estate....now Biloxi is fucked.

 

[gjohnson5]

I cannot help but question the logic of building such a large city below sea level, but it has too much history for people not to try whether logic dictates or not. I do predict some longterm opportunities in N.O. real estate....now Biloxi is fucked.

DT I'm not sure if the area during the battle of Ne orleans was at that time below sea level
The damning of the Mississippi and the creating of the atchafalaya river have made the area sink.

 

[gjohnson5]

damn, lol.

Well I need to speak the truth. If ward hoods are going to stifle progress then they need to be shot... Period. There are people who are floating in the streets dead. The graves in new orleans are above ground and I'm sure the previously decesed are floating around mid city as well.

A shame but this has to be dealt with in Samuel L Jackon fashion

 

[HiDnGoD]

I feel bad for all the kids from Tulane, but many other uni's are stepping up to the plate to help: Rice, Emory, Texas A&M, PSU, GA Tech, William & Mary, and even UPenn have all begun accepting students and even making room for housing.

That's awesome. A little bit of good news for once.

 

[samoth]

That's awesome. A little bit of good news for once.

Rice, Emory and the like are unfortunetly to small to help out significantly. Texas A&M's really stepped up...

Texas A&M President Robert M. Gates issued the following announcement Thursday regarding the university’s efforts to assist students — here and at colleges and universities directly affected by Hurricane Katrina — and their families:


We are announcing today (see statement below) that Texas A&M, including the Galveston campus, will accept up to 1,000 students for as long as one year from universities and colleges unable to offer classes this fall due to Hurricane Katrina. This is a significantly higher number of students than any other university has offered to take in (as far as we are aware), but entirely in keeping with our culture, our traditions and our Spirit. We also have offered to provide – to the extent we can -- a temporary home for faculty to continue their research while their own campuses are unavailable. We are, again as far as we know, the only university to extend the offer of assistance to all colleges and universities affected by the tragedy. The statement includes a number of other actions we have taken and are taking. I am confident that other initiatives, likely thought up by students, faculty and/or staff, will be forthcoming.


I know that the Aggie family will respond with warmth, sympathy and support to those displaced by this disaster. A significant number of students from the affected states would clearly have an impact on class sizes and more, but I am confident that faculty and students will make the best of the situation in order to help our neighbors.


Also, I request that all faculty and staff be especially sensitive to the feelings and emotional state of students who are directly affected by this tragedy—certainly including those who have lost family members or else do not know the fate of some of them, in addition to having significant property losses in some cases.


Significant help to friends and neighbors in trouble is what Aggies do best.



Robert M. Gates