Do I have all the answers about how to bring the city back? no
Do I have any? No
But these tax dollars, this tourism did nothing for the city before. How can you have that much tourism and yet have the poorest city in the U.S.?
Like you said the people really affected by this storm are no where near there anymore and probably won't ever be able to make it back. You hear all the time that the mayor is trying to make it a rich town with high rise condos. Thats what gets to me. America is trying to shape and mold it into the city they want it to be. Instead of the city it used to be.
Didn't the 'city it used to be' get dunked under 12 feet of water?