the "horrible act of nature" didn't kill all 1300 people, a Great deal of those lives were lost to a corrupt local and state governments complete disregard of published EEPs, encouragement to welcome the fed in, and common sense on the part of those who refused to evacuate, then expect immediate response to their delima when 98% of the roads are impassable.
call me stone cold if you want, but I'd just as soon see all of nawlenz relocate rather then dump hundreds of Billions of good money after bad trying to pretend it's above sea level.
btw, drill baby drill, dig baby dig, glow baby glow, blow baby blow, & conserve as much as is partical
dead gulf... get real