Newell: A "unique mess" at Hard Rock collapse site has New Orleans on edge

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Five days after the initial collapse at the Hard Rock Hotel, challenges continue to reveal themselves, including the potential for complications from a tropical cyclone revving up in the Gulf of Mexico and the ongoing economic distress placed on downtown businesses as two major cross-town thoroughfares remain closed and detoured traffic snarls side streets in every direction.