Comments on: Panel #1 http://b.rox.com/2007/10/30/panel-1/ Life in the Flood Zone Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:16:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: A person http://b.rox.com/2007/10/30/panel-1/#comment-150102 A person Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:08:30 +0000 http://b.rox.com/2007/10/30/panel-1/#comment-150102 About the East. There is the theory that either Clint Murchison or Lady Bird Johnson owned the property. After Betsy, LBJ gave the fed money to drain the East and allow the above to make some money. Seems like we shouldn't have spread out so much in a swamp. Makes you wonder what is happening now. I try to watch it but is is mindboogling. Blakely as well a Nagin worry me as to there are no details, just requests for money. About the East. There is the theory that either Clint Murchison or Lady Bird Johnson owned the property. After Betsy, LBJ gave the fed money to drain the East and allow the above to make some money. Seems like we shouldn’t have spread out so much in a swamp. Makes you wonder what is happening now. I try to watch it but is is mindboogling. Blakely as well a Nagin worry me as to there are no details, just requests for money.

]]> By: mominem http://b.rox.com/2007/10/30/panel-1/#comment-150055 mominem Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:58:13 +0000 http://b.rox.com/2007/10/30/panel-1/#comment-150055 I hadn't quite connected the loss of population and the development of New Orleans East. That's an interesting observation. I was aware that the development was encouraged partly to keep people from moving to other Parishes. In the beginning it was widely viewed as a way to keep New Orleans economically healthy, since few old cities had that much land availible for development. It also increased racial separation as well. Many middle class blacks opted to move to The East, rather than elsewhere, as they achieved greater affluence. I hadn’t quite connected the loss of population and the development of New Orleans East. That’s an interesting observation.

I was aware that the development was encouraged partly to keep people from moving to other Parishes. In the beginning it was widely viewed as a way to keep New Orleans economically healthy, since few old cities had that much land availible for development.

It also increased racial separation as well. Many middle class blacks opted to move to The East, rather than elsewhere, as they achieved greater affluence.

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