New Orleans recovery from the heavy flooding will take a long time (years). Should I move?
112553
why not? There are plenty of opportunities else where
300105
You may want to visit the web sites listed below.  Weighing your options will be a good idea before you move.  Also something to consider is climate.  You said it'll be for winter.  How will you maintain the home of your choice in the Spring, Summer, and Fall, when you are not living in it?  California gets mud slides, earthquakes, and wild fires.  Florida, is mostly hit by heavy rains that can cause flooding,and not to mention hurricanes.  The Carolina's will have relatively southern temps, and the bare minimal of natural disaster, all except the occasional tornado.  The reason I've mentioned all of this, is because you want to make sure that your investment is protected for years to come.  You'll also need to consider the home owners insurance cost for each state.  As it may be higher in Florida and California.  Ultimately, it will come down to what you are willing to pay for the upkeep of the home when you are away, and the protection you will need in case of a natural occurrence.  Obviously, you have the money to do all of the above, but consider the key elimate in your question...investment!!!  Do your research, and see what you decide.  I hope that from the information you find you will make the best decision for you, and your future.  God Bless
774889
I don't know if it should be rebuilt the way it was. Not to be cold or anything but what I am trying to say is. Is it really smart to rebuild that city the way it was? I mean the city is a disaster waiting to happen. Perhaps some of those neighborhoods would be better returned to their natural state. I am all in favor of building and development, but rebuilding there does not make sense. I say ask the government to declare eminent domain, and make the area a park or something. Oh and notyou311 NO area has LOTS OF OIL!
42985
im a katrina victim but i moved out of state but the people i know in neworleans that are in trailers have found jobs.cant you get a job?can you apply for foodstamps.you can apply for a grant from fema my daughter got 16.000$ go to fema.govgood luck
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we already have welfare, food stamps, government housing, and medical care. there shouldnt be any other special programs. new orleans has been taken down in the past by hurricanes, it will happen again. it is a stront city, it has rebuilt on its own in the past without the help of the government. i lived in texas where rita went through. i lost almost everything as far as possessions go. i'm not accepting handouts from the government. i moved, life continued on. when the weather dictates that you evacuate, you dont just sit there and then expect compensation for your own lack of listening. i say the government should completely back out of rebuilding new orleans and let it do what it needs to to rebuild itself. people with money will invest, it will come back bigger, better, and stronger.
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That's the case since 9/11. It was already taking long now it is longer because of all the necessary recently added security layers to go through. Just keep waiting, renewing and enjoy one of the best places to live on this side of life. It is worth the effort, believe me. When discouraged think about your descendants that will benefit of your patience and endurance. The people that gave you harsh and rude answers do not realize that one day someone in the past of their family tree thought about them when trying to get settled in this land of the brave and the free
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Property values in general will almost always take a negative hit from a flood.  That said, since your house did not suffer any damage to the building itself, you may not see as much of a hit yourself.  \n\nIt's possible that the projected growth at the military installation could offset some or all of this negative trend.  If a large influx of military personnel overloads the local housing supply, property values are likely to increase, possibly significantly.\n\nI'd be concerned, but I'd also keep a very close watch on general property values as well as what's going on with the military. You could be in the situation of stepping in poop yet coming out of it with gold on your shoe.
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I went down to that area staying in the Madevlline Church of Christ.  While we did liittle work working in New Orleans.  Most  of the work was in Waveland, Mississippi, It is impossible not to be effected by the devestation.\nEspecially when you speak with people who have a job and no home.  If you have been there just for five days you will be traumatized.
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I think you should. New Orleans might just get hit again and then you'd be worse off than before. You should do a little research, don't just get set on Phoenix, there are list of "Best and Worst" cities, and maybe you can find one nearer to Cali.
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It really depends on what you want. If you loved New Orleans, and understand their is probably work involved with getting life back to normal there, go back. \n\nHowever, if you want to start over some place new, and possibly have a job, place to live and everything, why distress yourself more by uprooting yourself and moving back. \n\nJust think about which outcome would make you the happiest and do it. Don't think twice, do not regret it, either way, things can work out for you. You just have to go with what you want.
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It depends.  If the displaced residents of NO have established new permenant resisdence in the new state and have no plans in returning to NO, then the answer is "no."\nHowever, if they are temp residents in their new city/state have intentions in returning then "yes."  As long as we set a reasonable time frame for the displacement, kind of like absentee voting.
171795
For the same reason they are rebuilding New Orleans and people are moving back, their lives are there and their history is there. Also, they don't think that it will ever happen again.
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Depends on where it hits and how strong it is. \n\nNew Orleans is an example of how big a social impact a single storm can have. Katrina wiped out the heart of the French influenced part of the US. It will likely cause the demise of FEMA. It has all but elimanated a mayor. It should have caused us to analyze why so many people did not leave despite a manidotry evacuation. Instead many Black groups are yelling racism when the majority of the people living in hard hit areas were poor Blacks. So therefore they were the most affected. The poor lived in areas that were hardest hit because those areas are the cheapest to live in. In New Orleans Blacks make up a disproportinate number of the poor and an even larger disproportionate share of them decided to ride out the hurricane. How this is racism I am still trying to figure out. Nobody asked them much less forced them to stay. All races got the same neglect when it came to Federal aid. It was a beuacratical snafu not a concious choice on anybodies part. \n\nIn the case of Niceraga, after one particulerly devastating hurricane, the nation saw it's economy just about wiped out. This caused a huge wave of people moving elsewhere to work as well as taking a really heavy toll on the poor of that nation. \n\nIn the case of the summer of 04 and 05 in the US. It may completely redefine how somebody gets homeowner's insurance and may depopulate the Gulf coast for a time while new hurricane proof housing is built. If 06 is just as active, a very likely prospect. You will see another major American city wiped out. The nation as a whole and insurance carriers are going to want out of hurricane prone areas. \n\nIn Burma whole areas were wiped out by a particulerly nasty cyclone. Wbole subetnic groups basically disapeered as entire areas were destroyed. \n\nEven a relitively peaceful storm like Alisson which hit Houston then traveled accross the nation has caused noticable impacts. In the case of Allision it showed just how vulnerable the Houston/Galveston area was to flooding. It has prompted numerous projects to provide better drainage and debates about future development and watershed loss. It might result in a much more ecologically friendly Houston in the long term. It also might save millions of lives if a big storm comes ashore. Beyond Texas Allison caused flooding in several other states and showed flaws in our warning systems and our perception of storms being dangerous primarily because of wind speed. It may even eventually add a precipitation scale to the wind speed scale when it comes to measuring a tropical cyclone. \n\nThe primary inpacts are damage from a storm. Relivence to future inhabitation of that area. Economics in the region. Loss of life actual and potential. The secondary impacts are recovery. How well an area recovers can cause major shifts in politics, religion and fundemental ways of life.
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What sort of time frame did you have in mind?  I'd like to know because I'd better be moving to higher ground.  \n\nUsually I don't bother with this sort of thing, but the recent hurricane season has got me thinking that something is up.  \n\nThanks for the warning! \n\nCheers!
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cyanne2ak: I'm glad to hear that destroying a city is a laughing matter to you\n\nThis city must be rebuilt\n\nAnd to clarify, New Orleans was not below sea level when it was first built in the 18th century - subsidence over the centuries caused most areas to sink below sea level.
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Amen, "slyone". \n\nWhat a joke. The city of New Orleans had the most money alloted to them for levee improvements throught Army Corps of Engineers projects for years and years before the hurricane hit. What did they do with it? Nothing!
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Dear Sir:\n\nYes, you have all the facts correct in your mind...\n\nWhat I see that you haven't got a good grip on is the \nsize of the problem.\n\nThe glaciers that the scientists are talking about extend for hundreds and hundreds of miles, and they are solid ice. They are presently sitting on solid ground and moving towards the water in a slow march, maybe 5 feet per day. These huge masses of ice are hundreds of feet high. So, the water they contain is just a massive amount of liquid when it melts. The terms gallons or liters is not applied to liquid in that huge of a mass. Terms like cubic miles is probably more appropriate. So when you talk about adding 2,000,000 cubic miles of water to the seas, some real changes in water level will probably result.\n\nIn the USA, a lot of homes and businesses are located at places where the elevation above the current sea level marks are only 1 to 3 feet.  High winds or storm surges could endanger places even higher up than that. In the area around New Orleans, La., the city is actually below sea level and is dry only because of a huge system of dikes that actually failed in a recent hurricane. As a result the city of New Orleans and much of the surrounding towns went under water.  Rebuilding, Clean-up, and repopulation could only begin after the waters receeded to their normal levels and the dikes were repaired, pumps placed back into service to clear out water behind the dikes, etc. \n\nWhat the scientists are suggesting is that in the future these flood waters might not receed...they will just stay there, and the flooded areas will stay flooded from now on...WOW.  That is a doozie to think about.