You bring up some very cogent points, AKA2D. Thank you.
We've heard from a lot of "arm-chair quarterbacks" (i.e. those who have no knowledge of the life and culture in N.O.) theorize about what would be best for the city. It's great to hear from someone who is from/near the area.
I'm wondering if wholesale gentrification will take place and possibly wipe out the "essence" of the city. In efforts to make a place EVEN MORE tourist friendly, decision makers either move what they consider "undersirables" to the outer edges or totally price them out of the city.
Let me expound a little more: where I live used to be considered an undersirable area. However, due to manuevering, strong arming and all around shenanigans many of the long time residents (read: poor, elderly, people who've had a house in their family for generations) were moved out. Slowly but surely block improvements were made and the neighborhood became a little more upscale. So much so that the residents who manged to hang on could no longer afford to live there.
Can this happen to N.O.? Or can a watchdog group be formed to ensure that this does not happened?
*Let me know if I'm asking too many questions.
