[Derek in NYC]

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I read a great article about how long the recovery effort might take in NOLA. It was something along the lines of...
Pump out the water, 60 days
Go house to house looking for bodies and/or survivors, 90 days
Inspect and decide which buildings can remain, 90 days
Bulldoze everything else, 120 days
Haul off the rubble, 120 days
Rebuild NO's reputation as a "good times" city, after that reputation was destroyed by the televised looting, the corrupt PD, the clear evidence of racial tensions, etc., 10 years


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FYP.