“We’re the collateral damage. “We’re the ones [who] are going to suffer.”
Save New Orleans and hurt others
Mayor supports Diversion
The Mayor backs the Mid-Barataria Diversion.
East Side Good Fed Silt – West Side Bad Needs the Diversion for Silt
Two sides of the story – one has green grass the does not. Will the Diversion help?
Many Ways to Help but the Diversion is a Big One
Over 30 years ago two organizations emerged to protect the Louisiana coast. The Pontchartrain Conservancy (originally known as the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation) and the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana were new organizations, but the problems they sought to correct
Mid-Barataria Diversion Builds Land and Economy
The Mighty Mississippi waters full of silt built the Louisiana Delta. The Corps of Engineers, helping commerce, built dams and constrained the River. These efforts helped commerce but stopped the land building and now we are in dire straits. Enter
Are Building Wetlands and Shrimp Incompatible?
Acy Cooper grew up on the water, breathing in the air of Barataria Bay. As a third-generation shrimper, he feels the industry in his blood, and the beady-eyed, long-bodied crustaceans caught in his trawling nets represent his heritage as well
Comment on Mid-Bartaria Bay Diversion
Yesterday there were two articles providing ways to comment about the Mid-Barataria Diversion. The first was short and sweet on how to comment and it said: At $2 billion, the Mid-Barataria sediment diversion project is a key piece of Louisiana’s