re: Louisiana officially canceling Mid-Barataria Diversion, state's biggest coastal project

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My absolute favorite is the classic pathological lie of "this will hurt the wildlife!"

As if you give a flying frick about the wildlife

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Wildlife that never would be able to live there if it had not become saltwater from leveeing the rivers for 100 years

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But of course those supporting it love to spend other peoples money on worthless endeavors

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1. The money was coming from BP and dedicated GOMESA funding not from taxpayers.

2. They're still going to spend most of that money, just on less effective projects. This also puts the Coastal Master plan in shambles which means back to the drawing board for a lot of projects.

Eta: 3. Cancelling the MBSD means $600m down the drain with nothing to show for it.

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I, for one, am excited about my forthcoming beachfront property in Lafayette.

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Being able to catch specks and reds just South of Crowley has my interest.

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those supporting it love to spend other peoples money on worthless endeavors

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It was BP’s money that now will be wasted somewhere else instead of something that at least would be a net positive.

But Landry owed Nungesser a huge favor for 2023, and this is what they negotiated.

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only create 25 mi.² of land in one small area

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The fact you think 25 square miles is a small area should negate the rest of your thoughts

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Landry and Nungesser

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Why are you lumping Billy in with Jeff Landry?

What is this backroom deal between Billy & Jeff that people are talking about?

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It was BP’s money that now will be wasted somewhere else instead of something that at least would be a net positive.

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Will probably finally get running water to lower Plaquemines.

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Cancelling the MBSD means $600m down the drain with nothing to show for it.

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20% pissed away with zero to show for it but useless studies and corrupt politicians.

Can’t wait to see how they piss away the rest over the next few years!

Pretty impressive how absolutely atrocious Louisiana’s leaders continue to be.

What an absolute colossal waste of time, money and resources. The only thing that happened is out is state lawyers got rich on it.

The thing about diversions is that they're just one piece of a multi-pronged approach to coastal restoration. If you look at diversion in isolation, they're not the end-all-be-all, but if you take them into consideration with other tactics, you really start to see a difference. You start to get a compounding return.