Yeah, you could build a port anywhere. But the river isn't going to be any easier to control and access to the Gulf won't be any simpler. We HAVE to tangle with nature on this issue somehow. It's just a question of where and when. If we let the Mississippi take its natural course, Baton Rouge would be high and dry as well. So you'd have to make a major investment in somewhere else. Dunno...
Just for future reference, though, the whole city isn't below sea level. Just 49%.
Just for future reference, though, the whole city isn't below sea level. Just 49%.