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re: Cancellation of Mid-Barataria Diversion project could cost Louisiana at least $700 million
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:39 am to KamaCausey_LSU
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:39 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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A FEMA rep came out and said a few months ago that the diversion is unlikely to affect flood insurance prices.
Correct. FEMA has already told the parish on multiple occasions that the diversion will not impact the parish's NFIP compliance or flood insurance rates whatsoever.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:39 am to KamaCausey_LSU
Back to the Edwards days with Landry
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:44 am to Indefatigable
Dove is not a dumb arse, so much as he is an official without any scruples. He's corrupt.
The first dollar in damages should come from Landry, Nungesser and Dove, individually.
And Landry is just getting started...
The first dollar in damages should come from Landry, Nungesser and Dove, individually.
And Landry is just getting started...
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:44 am to KamaCausey_LSU
This is the literal most retarded shite ever.
It takes a lot to get any sort of an emotional reaction from me, but this makes me so angry at those fricking idiots down da bayoo
It takes a lot to get any sort of an emotional reaction from me, but this makes me so angry at those fricking idiots down da bayoo
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:48 am to nitwit
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Dove is not a dumb arse
No, I've interacted with him and his cronies. He is an unintelligent person.
quote:
He's corrupt.
He's also that.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 9:59 am
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:48 am to nicholastiger
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Back to the Edwards days with Landry
Some of us tried to warn other conservatives in the state not to pull the lever for Jeff Landry just because he was "MAGA" and was endorsed by Trump, Jr.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:49 am to ABucks11
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Landry should be impeached over this. He is allowing this to happen.
But he’s a republican.
Elections have consequences. Am I doing it right?
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:51 am to RougeDawg
quote:Its mostly Plaquemaine.
Houma has the most to lose if Terrebonne Parish stops this!
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 8:53 am
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:56 am to 3deadtrolls
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These are the people in control of your tax dollars
The problem is that the "right" design firm and/or contractor did not get the job.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:19 am to KamaCausey_LSU
You know, I dont even know what the issues are but what I do know is that a single parish holding up a 3 billion dollar coastal restoration project and the "leadership" allowing that to fly stinks like holy shite and is the reason why we are 50th in every fricking thing except high blood pressure and bare titties in public.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:23 am to Boudreaux35
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The problem is that the "right" design firm and/or contractor did not get the job.
I don't think that's the issue here. Lt. Gov Nungesser has been adamantly against the diversion and everything CPRA for a long time. He does everything he can to protect the interest of "his people" down the bayou. Even if it means costing massive amounts of money and fighting a project with overwhelming bipartisan support.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 9:24 am
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:26 am to Indefatigable
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There are already hundreds of millions of dollars set aside in this Project to do just that. Its been accounted for.
about $360MM in the original contract specifically for oyster fishermen. not enough, I guess.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:30 am to KamaCausey_LSU
The Advocate went a little further on this. Some of the money that the contractor could be owed could be nullified by the fact that the contractor did not apply for the necessary parish permits. But a tit for tat like this only enriches the attorneys representing the state and companies.
The project just needs to be built it is probably one of only ways to naturally move water into the basin.
One idea that was floated in the 1990’s was a conveyance channel that started east of Donaldsonville and roughly paralleled Bayou Lafourche to Valentine where it would split in two where one channel would go to Barataria and the other would go into the Terrebonne basin. The big issue with that one is construction costs to dredge a channel.
One parallel idea I thought of recently would be to build a channel to Lake Des Allemands and add fresh water and sediment from there and create a flow into the basin. It shouldn’t impact oyster fishermen as much unless there are oyster leases that far up the basin. It would be a much larger scale Davis Pond, and levees would need to be constructed along the rim of the lake and Bayou and near places like Chackbay and Pleasure Bend.
On the other hand, anytime it rains a lot the Barataria Bay can get so fresh that the water is fresh enough to drink even as far south as Grand Isle.
The project just needs to be built it is probably one of only ways to naturally move water into the basin.
One idea that was floated in the 1990’s was a conveyance channel that started east of Donaldsonville and roughly paralleled Bayou Lafourche to Valentine where it would split in two where one channel would go to Barataria and the other would go into the Terrebonne basin. The big issue with that one is construction costs to dredge a channel.
One parallel idea I thought of recently would be to build a channel to Lake Des Allemands and add fresh water and sediment from there and create a flow into the basin. It shouldn’t impact oyster fishermen as much unless there are oyster leases that far up the basin. It would be a much larger scale Davis Pond, and levees would need to be constructed along the rim of the lake and Bayou and near places like Chackbay and Pleasure Bend.
On the other hand, anytime it rains a lot the Barataria Bay can get so fresh that the water is fresh enough to drink even as far south as Grand Isle.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:33 am to crazyLSUstudent
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The fricking stupidity of this state man.
Its beyond anyone who has ever seen things done right comprehension. It really is.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:36 am to UnitedFruitCompany
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So basically all the folks involved are going to get filthy rich for doing nothing. and the greased in companies are also going to get a ton of money for breach of contract penalties. on top of that! the state might have to pay back money that was "free" to the state in the first place. So its a double dip special.
We really do get the government we deserve. Lets keep arguing about abortion and Palestine though!!
Take it out of PERS and LASERS.
You have folks who have been in yalls system for 30 plus years with shite for brains that are making North of 120K and get to retire with the same amount.
Start cutting the funds from the retirement of the boneheads who put us here.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 9:36 am
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:38 am to Tarps99
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Some of the money that the contractor could be owed could be nullified by the fact that the contractor did not apply for the necessary parish permits
They didn't apply for Parish permits because the State told them that they didn't have to. DNR, CPRA, USACE, other federal agencies all signed off on the diversion, which is on State, not Parish land in any case. The whole permit/NFIP thing is just a pretext that Landry, Dove, et al, are trying to now use as an excuse to save themselves from getting the blame for shutting the project down. The State will look moronic if they take that line when the contractor sues over it.
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 9:49 am
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:41 am to KamaCausey_LSU
Plaquemine parish should get no disaster relief for next hurricane season since they want to out a choke hold on the project at this point.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:47 am to Indefatigable
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DNR, CPRA, USACE, other federal agencies all signed off on the diversion, which is on State, not Parish land in any case.
This is why I'm addicted to this board. Yes, many of us should probably be put in padded rooms, but it seems there's also always a good change one or two posters who chime in could have real knowledge, even directly, with an issue of interest at topic.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:50 am to KamaCausey_LSU
LMAO let’s spend half the project money planning and designing and stabbing that first shovel then say Nah we ain’t gonna finish it.
Down to the banana republic
Down to the subtropical crooked corrupt sun.
Down to the banana republic
Down to the subtropical crooked corrupt sun.
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