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re: This is Huge For Our Coastal Restoration
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:32 pm to CrazyCow202
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:32 pm to CrazyCow202
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There aren't many state projects that come in under budget and over-deliver
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Make Atchafalaya Great Again
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Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:35 pm to BabyTac
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Another 'stopping' nature project that will eventually be a waste. Same can be said for rebuilding New Orleans.
So much ignorance and hate in one post. I can appreciate the intensity but not the intellect.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:36 pm to Clyde Tipton
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Make Atchafalaya Great Again
If the ignorants like Baby-Tec have their way the Atchafalaya will be VERY great again after Old River eventually fails.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:37 pm to Cowboyfan89
The atchafalaya basin is also largely filled in now. A lot of lakes way north of the gulf filled in. Then you began to see a large land gain near the river mouth. So you have to account for that land gain too in the "swamp"
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:39 pm to Cowboyfan89
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The Atchafalaya is already building land at the delta, and that region is probably the only region in the state that is not subsiding.
Go to the Wax Lake Delta. Do it today. It's like going back in time to the 70's. I've never seen a place so rich with coastal wildlife. Birds everywhere. Bald eagles flying around. It's AWESOME.
After seeing the coastal Louisiana that I know and love wash away for so long, going to the Wax Lake Delta gave me heart again. It showed me what could be if we can help the restorable areas of our coast (some places are too far gone). If you love Louisiana's wetlands... don't hesitate. Run and check it out. You will come back feeling good again about our coast, even though there's so much more to be done.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:39 pm to jimbeam
I don't think I'm getting your point. I think I agree with what you are saying, but I'm not sure what you are saying. Is that supposed to be a bad thing?
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:40 pm to SpqrTiger
I've been there. I've actually done some restoration work down there. All over the coast for that matter, from the Atchafalaya to the Sabine.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:41 pm to Cowboyfan89
No. What I'm saying is, the land you see built around Wax Lake is only part of what has come from the Atch River. Much of the sediment created land before it ever reached the gulf. So it bodes well for future gain.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:52 pm to jimbeam
IIRC LSU had a study a number of years ago that basically said that the soil transported by the Miss river is less than the amount of soil scoured from the Miss River basin. In other words even if you took all of the soil coming down river and deposited it evenly across the area, LA would still be losing land.
The real culprit here is all the dams, flood control structures and weirs upriver trapping sediment.
It seems to me this plan is more like buying time than a real solution.
The real culprit here is all the dams, flood control structures and weirs upriver trapping sediment.
It seems to me this plan is more like buying time than a real solution.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:54 pm to jimbeam
Gotcha. That's what I thought you meant. Basically the point I've tried to make to Mr. Blow The Levees up. No need to. The system is working there and hasn't been as damaged as the Mississippi Basin. The thing is, the floodplain wasn't cut off from the River like the Mississippi floodplain was.
Some of those areas outside the protection levee may benefit from flooding, but for the most part, the floodplain is within the levees.
Some of those areas outside the protection levee may benefit from flooding, but for the most part, the floodplain is within the levees.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:56 pm to CrazyCow202
Now we just need to cut then right south of Baton rouge
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:56 pm to CrazyCow202
Who owns the land?
Posted on 11/3/16 at 1:59 pm to CrazyCow202
Thank you JBE 
Posted on 11/3/16 at 2:01 pm to King Teal
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JBE
Had ZERO to do with this project.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 2:04 pm to Barf
State owns the land.
But that is always the devil's advocate question, and one of the biggest issues.
But that is always the devil's advocate question, and one of the biggest issues.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 2:05 pm to NYNolaguy1
True. Overall sediment is down. Eventually (maybe 75 years from now) the "mouth" of the MS from a shipping viewpoint will be moved well upstream from Venice. We can't save the whole bird foot (or recreate it) but strategic levees, marsh creation and diversions can create good land in areas that provide create storm protection
This post was edited on 11/3/16 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 11/3/16 at 2:23 pm to jimbeam
Number one contributer to coastal erotion was leveeing the MS River. 2nd was allowing oil companies to cut canals directly through the Marsh.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 2:23 pm to CrazyCow202
Some of us have been saying this for years.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 2:26 pm to BabyTac
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So how much money was spent on doing this????
$300K was allotted. Projects total cost was $88K. Read the article.
Posted on 11/3/16 at 2:29 pm to KamaCausey_LSU
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State owns the land.
I'm not so sure about that. To my knowledge there is zero public land in that area.
This post was edited on 11/3/16 at 2:36 pm
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