re: Cancellation of Mid-Barataria Diversion project could cost Louisiana at least $700 million

This is a local power play, no different than Livingston, EBR, WBR, Ascension and Iberville all at some point in the past 3 decades torpedoing a new bridge for one reason or another.

Governors only have so much power when a parish says no. Hell in 2006 I believe the people of Brusly, Addis and Port Allen killed a bridge in favor of saving the Cinclair Sugarmill, now the bitch to the high heavens about traffic.

Last go around it was Ascension that killed it because of wetlands.

Now it is some ancient forestry coalition trying to kill the location.

People forget that politics is local and local parish do most of the screwing to the citizens of the state.