It was a small spot easily able to have been taken over. It was a pawn compared to other places
Vietnam war was the era that this happened in
The reason why the area of the City of New Orleans which is in the Delta of Great River were not flooded is because these areas are geographically covered by natural leeves of the river, these leeves are higher in elevation compared as compared to the adjacent areas, thus the flood water wouldn't have reached these high points.<span />