Feb
25
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on December 2nd, 2013. View original post here.
As the Master Plan for the Coast began picking up momentum this year, the agency overseeing it got a surprise: People had questions and doubts.
Not about fixing the coast,...
Feb
25
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on November 26th, 2013. View original post here.
Has Louisiana found the silver bullet long sought by environmental attorneys: a way to pierce the shield of immunity the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has enjoyed...
Feb
25
2014
Originally posted on November 21st, 2013. View original post here.
It’s fair to say Thursday was an emotional roller coaster for John Barry in his quest to protect the local flood authority’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies for damaging...
Feb
25
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on November 19th, 2013. View original post here.
As he announced Tuesday the formation of the organization Restore Louisiana Now, John Barry said a key motivation was public opposition to political meddling in the local...
Feb
25
2014
Originally posted on November 19th, 2013. View original post here.
In what it sees as a blunt message to the state Legislature, the St. Bernard Parish Council today plans to pass an ordinance prohibiting construction of the river diversions within...
Feb
25
2014
Originally posted on November 15th, 2013 on The Lens. View original post here.
Although officials with the local Flood Protection Authority said last week they were surprised to learn they would not get state funding this year, the agency’s own documents...
Feb
25
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on November 7th, 2013. View original post here.
It isn’t often that an agency has its state funding eliminated, and rarer still when one says it can do its job after that axe falls.
But that’s...
Feb
25
2014
Originally posted on The Lens on November 5th, 2013. View original post here.
When historians look back at the building of New Orleans’ $14.5-billion post-Katrina hurricane protection system, it may come as a jolt to realize that vast amounts of...
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06
2014
Dec
04
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