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Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:08 pm to Marshhen
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How much storm surge does the diversion reduce?
At the point of the coast... zero.
But more land will stop the surge from spreading further inland.
The bigger keys to fighting storm surge are to build higher and to keep surge out of the rivers and lakes via man-made barriers.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:10 pm to Marshhen
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How much storm surge does the diversion reduce?
about 1 foot if I'm not mistaken
Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:15 pm to tgrbaitn08
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about 1 foot if I'm not mistaken
Thanks. Do you know what area that is for? New Orleans or just in Plaquemines?
Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:17 pm to Marshhen
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Thanks. Do you know what area that is for? New Orleans or just in Plaquemines?
The whole Barataria basin, including protection of the westbank of New Orleans.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:18 pm to Marshhen
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Thanks. Do you know what area that is for? New Orleans or just in Plaquemines?
I would just assume it depends on where the storm makes landfall
Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:23 pm to tigerpawl
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Mother Nature always wins
Explain ~100 years of levees then. This entire issue only exists due to man made levees. Mother Nature is getting her arse kicked as it pertains to saltwater intrusion and loss of coastal wetlands.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:25 pm to Motorboat
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I guess Jeff Landry is the owner of Louisiana now. Kiss the ring or die.
What a shite take, but not surprising from Low Tboy
Not a bad take. Why does one farking guy get to derail a massive project that is critical to preserve the communities along the southern coast of an entire state? Who appointed him king-god? He should stay the fark out of it.
I fish down there all the time. I love close salty water. But the speed of the present erosion is destroying the marshes and the coastal estuaries.
This post was edited on 2/29/24 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:27 pm to shellbeachspeckzzz
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it is a shame how entire teams of university professors, grad students, and engineering firms have true complete scientific evidence stating how devastating this threat is and then you have a bunch of these arse clowns in office (who quite frankly have no earthly idea what they are talking about) ruin all of it.
This has been covered before.
If you've read that book you know.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 1:28 pm to Slippy
This is fricking stupid.
Dammit Landry.
Dammit Landry.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 2:22 pm to TBoy
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Who appointed him king-god?
Blame Huey P Long
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:07 pm to LSUFanHouston
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I'm talking about knuckleheads.
There are fishermen etc who would be thrilled with the prospect of catching reds closer to home.
Yes, they are dumb as a pile of bricks.
What the same knuckleheads don't realize is when that marsh goes so do the redfish, trout, shrimp, crabs and everything else that depends on that land and marsh for a nursery.
There won't be fish to catch closer to home, at least not in the populations that we're accustomed to.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:13 pm to Basura Blanco
quote:Weve lost the bottom part of our state because we thought we control everything. Then make a spillway here, a pass there, etc. We’ve clearly lost.
Explain ~100 years of levees then. This entire issue only exists due to man made levees. Mother Nature is getting her arse kicked as it pertains to saltwater intrusion and loss of coastal wetlands.
We’ve resorted to dumping goddamn Christmas trees out there. It’s pointless.
This post was edited on 2/29/24 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:21 pm to Slippy
Doesn’t matter what Landry decides. The erosion will not stop and a people down there that are complaining that it will ruin their way of life won’t have much of a life once water is in their yard.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:31 pm to Slippy
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The whole Barataria basin, including protection of the westbank of New Orleans.
Are you sure about that? I find it hard to believe that it would protect the entire basin… Do you have any links? Thanks.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:32 pm to chryso
Love all the comments from those who aren't affected by the diversion. The main problem with S Louisiana is erosion happening because of diversion we should let nature be nature and adjust our lives. If so, coast would be much much more sound and extended
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:45 pm to LSUFanHouston
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So I'm guessing the $3B will go to dredging companies, barging/trucking companies, and pipeline construction companies as we will start trying to dredge the dirt out of the river, and barge / truck / pipe it to try to build land elsewhere
Perfectly reasonable answer, but the settlement allows for "economic restoration". MS has used some BP money for a Coastal Coliseum and a fairgrounds revamp.
Maybe Louisiana can use the diversion money for both a new LSU area and a new River Center area?
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:49 pm to UnitedFruitCompany
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This has been covered before.
If you've read that book you know.
I've read that book 3 or 4 times. what a great read.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 3:57 pm to Tree_Fall
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Perfectly reasonable answer, but the settlement allows for "economic restoration". MS has used some BP money for a Coastal Coliseum and a fairgrounds revamp.
Maybe Louisiana can use the diversion money for both a new LSU area and a new River Center area?
I would hope it would be at least used towards areas that suffered from the disaster. Not sure how much we can say LSU and downtown BR suffered.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 4:01 pm to ChatGPT of LA
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happening because of diversion we should let nature be nature and adjust our lives.
I agree. Light up all the levees and let the river take its course.
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