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This is my first thread, so be kind. :p

In a world where the Confederacy remains independent, New Orleans would have been the financial capital of the CSA, the Southern analogue to New York, as well as a major industrial center, the largest port, the headquarters of the petro-chemical industry, etc. The "Queen of the Confederacy" would have a much larger population than OTL New Orleans, perhaps as large as today's Chicago (ca. 3 million).

Given that, how devastating would Hurricane Katrina have been on the CSA as a whole? How would the Confederates handle having their main Stock Exchange, banking center, port, and oil refining capacity out of service for 6-8 weeks?
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