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There are businesses and homes all over in the area with beautiful landscaped yards, of course there is electricity and running water. Electricity and basic infrastructure is available in the entire footprint of New Orleans and has been since 2007, when the very last areas were repaired.

Ignorant comment #1. Sorry your relatives were that traumatized, but, perhaps therapy would help. Over 1.3 million have returned to the area thus far, so, most of us are doing just fine. In any case, the bottom line is Six Flags is in violation of their lease and New Orleans is suing Six Flags for that reason. The company has stolen insurance money from the city, and has also moved rides from the site, which is another violation of the lease. New Orleans isn't blowing smoke....the lawsuit has teeth or they wouldn't be moving forward. It's pretty clear that Six Flags is in violation of the lease. Here's more: http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/stories/ww...s.1d2b79f2.html .....and more: http://www.neworleanscitybusiness.com/upto...cfm?recid=24708 More than likely, this could be the suit that pushes the company over the edge and into bankruptcy. Their CEO even mentioned that to city officials a couple of weeks ago. The basic attitude of New Orleans is this..."Oh well, if you would have followed the lease, we wouldn't be in this situation would we? Then you shall fall into bankruptcy." For those that suggest New Orleans offer economic incentives to re-open. That isn't necessary and isn't something the city should have to do...we did that in round 1 with Six Flags and that is the exact reason why New Orleans is suing...because they have broken the original agreement in several ways. This is our city...we have been working our backends off to no end for almost 4 years now and our city is looking gorgeous as ever and we're flying high with more visitors to the area than ever before. Sales tax collections are ahead of pre-Katrina figures in New Orleans. We are back. We may not have been ready for Six Flags two years ago, but, we are now, and now, it is time for us to address the theme park. It wasn't on the forefront of our minds two years after the storm. If Six Flags would have been involved with recovery in New Orleans like hundreds of other companies that are thriving today in the city, they wouldn't be facing this lawsuit. They would be preparing to open up Six Flags New Orleans for Summer, 2009 that should be open to serve the 4+ million individuals that call the Central Gulf Coast home.