Re: My Local Newspaper

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> Things ain't so Easy in the Big Easy. I can't imagine how those poor
> people must be feeling. One of my friends is from Louisiana, and I've
> also met others. There's a gentle, modest charm to them.
>
I've been sifting through all the online news videos and stuff I can find
about it, having missed the TV news when it was on. It's awful. I never
realised most of New Orleans was below sea level though. You hear this word,
"levee" in songs and never stop to think what it means. Why did they build a
city in such a vulnerable spot? Anyone know the history of the place? You'd
think (not knowing anything about it!) there would have been slightly higher
ground somewhere nearby which would have been more suitable, but still with
access to the sea and the river.

ally


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