Plus Ca Change.

Offers a look at the rebuilding of New Orleans, Louisiana, following the disaster of Hurricane Katrina. Statement that New Orleans is a vibrant urban culture and one of the world's busiest ports; Reference to city-planning literature that noted near-total urban rebuilding efforts; Comment made by Lawrence Vale, head of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the co-author of "The Resilient City"; Suggestion that New Orleans residents will resist any changes to the urban design; Problems with land redistribution; Importance of reducing the risk of future flooding in New Orleans; Importance of job creation.