BF2S Forums People in New Orleans, know how to evacuate after all.

Poseidon wrote:

S.Lythberg wrote:

Poseidon wrote:

I understand it's a shithole right now.

So was NYC in the 70's.

Guess what? They cleaned it up.

the eastern sea board and the deep south are two different worlds

what takes 10 years to accomplish politically in New York takes 100 in Louisiana

That might be true, but it's not like there's no hope for NO. It can be cleaned up.

Chicago is as corrupt and criminal now as it was in 1880 (why don't we get a GTA? we got Batman!), and Louisiana has been a den for smugglers, pirates, and criminals since 1550, there's simply more money to be made in a crooked city than in a clean one, I doubt things will ever change

Uzique wrote:

NYC is cleaned up?

I'm sure a lot of the ghetto-dwellers living on borderline poverty will agree with that applause.

New Orleans is also a pretty dire place socially, economically and geographically. It's like an anomaly standing up against natures natural processes... just a matter of time .

Compared to the 70's? Are you kidding?

You wouldn't be able to walk in Times Square in the 70's. Koch, Giuliani and now even more-so Bloomberg cleaned NYC up. Nobody's saying NYC is perfect now, but it's about 300x better than it used to be. I can walk down the streets without having to worry.

All NO needs is a GOOD mayor to clean up the city (and I don't see Nagin doing so any time soon) and NO will be on it's feet.

S.Lythberg wrote:

Kmarion wrote:

S.Lythberg wrote:

New Orleans is no longer the cultural and commercial center it once was.

When is the last time you were in New Orleans? The port of New Orleans is one of the busiest in the world. Not too mention that at least 25% of our domestic oil and natural gas comes from that area.

It's still a major port, but with the massive outsourcing in the last few decades, it's relative market share has decreased.  All the other major oil ports around the world have more cash than they can handle, the fact that New Orleans is impoverished is a testament to the corruption in all levels of government

I'm talking about the effect shutting down the port of Orleans would have on the entire southeast (Shipping). Fuel cost would rise dramatically across the entire country also.

When was the last time you were in New Orleans?

S.Lythberg wrote:

Kmarion wrote:

S.Lythberg wrote:

It's still a major port, but with the massive outsourcing in the last few decades, it's relative market share has decreased.  All the other major oil ports around the world have more cash than they can handle, the fact that New Orleans is impoverished is a testament to the corruption in all levels of government

I'm talking about the effect shutting down the port of Orleans would have on the entire southeast (Shipping). Fuel cost would rise dramatically across the entire country also.

When was the last time you were in New Orleans?

90s tbh, and yes, i know that it is our major oil hub, but the money form it seems to bypass the city entirely

There is definitely culture there.. there is also definitely a high level of corruption. There is something like 200 cases of corruption since Katrina (Missing money from the flow of federal support) :S