re: LSU Study: Mississippi River diversions led to wetland loss, not growth

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you should hear what nungesser is running around saying. How the consultants got to cpra to build these structures and how there is no proof they work and how he doesnt believe the science. Typical politician.

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Nungesser is just trying to protect his people down there.

If the diversions don't work, we will have screwed up the fishing / oysters down there (a big part of the plaquemines economy) and we won't have any more land (or we might have even accelerated land loss).

Now if the do work, the people down there can keep living there for another 100 years. The fishing and crabbing will still be screwed up.

If we do nothing, the fishing and crabbing will be fine, but the people will have to move further inland.

The science isn't as settled as you think it is. I think Nungesser is scared to act, because his people are scared of the risk.