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re: New Orleans levee improvements = $4B; Trump border wall only $1.5B?

Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:30 pm to
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:30 pm to
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Earth shattering ain't it?


Not at all. I just know that nearly all public works projects in Louisiana are delayed endlessly or quickly double in price due to those two factors.

In order to disturb any dirt in a wetland (which according to the ACOEs, is literally any ground in Louisiana they take the time to inspect), one must apply for a corp permit and pay to a mitigation bank 4:1 for every acre disturbed. Those can cost anywhere from $20k-$60k per acre. At 4:1, that's $80k-$240k/ disturbed acre.

Earth shattering ain't it?
This post was edited on 3/16/17 at 9:32 pm
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