Louisiana Rebuilding Conference Calls for Unity on Goals and Plans
Raising hurricane protection for Greater New Orleans to Category 5 status registered high on the list of issues for participants at a Louisiana Reconstruction and Recovery Conference that began in the city Nov. 10, but the 600 participants also are worried about the cost and time it would take to achieve it, and how their city will be safeguarded in the meantime.
They also recognized the importance of �keeping the story alive� if the region is to get the political and economic support it will need to see recovery through. Electronic polls conducted during the sessions indicate participants see that holding America�s attention long enough to devise effective reconstruction solutions and financing will be critical to success.