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Originally Posted by raeanna74
Personally I have one question (not intended to threadjack) - Why would people choose to live in a city that has such a tenuous hold on land that they need multiple levees to hold back the ocean. I understand the necessity for some countries but here in the United States there are much cheaper places to live than in New Orleans and much safer places to live. Why do people do it?
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It is sort of hard for us flatlanders to grasp, isn't it? I can't really explain it either, except to say that most of NO was financially incapable of getting themselves out. That and, if you've ever visited the city, it has certain charms that would tend to offset the risks.
Besides, it had
always been below sea level, and it had never been a serious problem before right?