Rebuild Now Or Get Out

Mayor Nagin's commission to rebuild New Orleans may give "residents of the districts most heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina [four] months to demonstrate strong support for rebuilding their neighborhoods or face the possibility of having to sell to the government."

"Under the plan -- which can go forward with Nagin's approval -- New Orleans would impose a moratorium Jan. 20 on building permits in the areas hardest hit by Katrina's floodwaters. Residents then would have to demonstrate there was sufficient critical mass in their area to rebuild to warrant public investment in schools and city facilities, possibly by showing that half of the population planned to come back."