This has the potential to be as disastrous as the Asian tsunami. Tens of thousands of people could lose their lives. We could witness the total destruction of New Orleans as we know it.
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All of those chemical plants have the potential to be flooded, especially those at Port Arthur, where the levees are only 14 feet above sea level. Those are going to be virtually on the edge of the eye wall. You could see significant wind damage from those facilities, too, and you could see chemical releases.Ivor Heerden
This is just a few Band-Aids, really. We really need to go the step further and start implementing projects now that would make New Orleans safe.
Ivor Heerden
People trusted the security of the levee system. More than 100,000 people lost everything. The government's at fault, and they should step up to the plate to give people some semblance of dignity.
Ivor Heerden
I was basically shocked. What do lobbyists know about a plan for the reconstruction and restoration of Louisiana
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We're doing repairs on the breaches, but there are many, many, many miles of levee that we don't have any idea of.
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Most of the flooding of New Orleans was due to man's follies. Society owes those who lost their lives, and the approximately 100,000 families who lost all, an apology.
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