by Last Night in Little Rock

Louisiana officials have told CNN within the last two hours that the Superdome may be torn down.

The Louisiana Superdome was so heavily damaged during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath that it likely will have to be torn down, according to a spokesperson for Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco.

Katrina sheared away much of the roof's covering, and rainwater began leaking into the stadium when it was being used as a shelter of last resort for thousands of residents stranded by the storm.

Was it damaged that bad? They were bragging during the hurricane that it was designed to withstand a huge storm. And what do they mean by "aftermath"? Flooding? Forced housing with an absolute failure to provide for basic human needs of nearly 40,000 stranded people? Really ugly memories?

When you drive into New Orleans heading to a French Quarter hotel, you go right by it. It is not the tallest building in town, but it certainly dominates the skyline.

Maybe it is because it now stands as a glaring symbol of man's inhumanity to man.