re: That Bourbon St. renovation that was supposed to prevent flooding totally didn't work

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don't forget that the early 1900 underground drawings weren't as accurate as first thought so the excavation basically turned into a paleontology dig because they didn't know when they would hit a pipe or conduit.

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A friend that works at one of the restaurants in the first couple of blocks said everything under the street was an absolute shite show. Workers were constantly running into things wonder how the hell it got there and what the hell it was.