This will happen

Labor Secretary Elaine Chou said today that New Orleans will experience a "building boom" in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and she's right. Not only will insurance money flood the city (pun intended) and spur rebuilding, but vast swatches of The Big Easy -- off limits to developers for years -- will have to be razed. And guess what get put those spaces: big expensive Vegas-like hotels. I see this as the genesis of New Orleansland, a huge, adult them part with all the glammy-ness of Las Vegas while having the authentic decadence New Orleans has become famous for.

I don't know if this is a good thing, being as the city is below sea level. But is' going to happen.,