Originally Posted by flintlocke
I have never been to Louisiana and I'm not being a smart ass, but do a lot of people there live in areas at or below sea level or the high tide line?


Few places are below sea level. To get any appreciable gains in elevation, you have to get above I-10. Unfortunately, since the various industries in the area have a maritime nexus, they all located well south of I-10. People need to live reasonably close to where they work.