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what would have more loss of life, a catastrophic failure of the morganza or a catastrophic fail of a levee at a heavy populated area in Baton Rouge Or New Olreans

I don't believe the answer to this question is as clear cut as you might think.

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Posted by tgrbaitn08

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Posted on 5/12/11 at 10:07 am to poule deau

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I don't believe the answer to this question is as clear cut as you might think.

I agree

However, a morganza failure would be much more catastrophic and the entire nation would never be the same

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Posted by Tigerfan7218

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Posted on 5/12/11 at 10:07 am to poule deau

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I don't believe the answer to this question is as clear cut as you might think.

I was thinking this same thing. Short term the answer is obvious, but if the Morganza fails then life in BR and NOLA as we know it would cease to exist. Long term I'd say it's probably worse loss of life wise to have the morganza fail

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Posted by kfizzle85

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Posted on 5/12/11 at 11:50 am to poule deau

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don't believe the answer to this question is as clear cut as you might think.

Loss of life? I'm pretty sure it is. How many people live in greater NO (and or BR)? How many people live in Morganza spillway affected area? Its not even close.

Economic loss? Yes, its still clear-cut. If the Morganza fails, the river doesn't dry up, it just costs a bunch of money to make it navigable again. Its a problem, but it is fixable. Levee fails in NO and this city is fricking done. That is not fixable.

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