re: You're Welcome Upper Terrebonne Parish--Barry related

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You purchased an asset in a flood plane.....now you have flooding and want to blame the severity of it on someone or something tangible like a man made levee? Shouldn't you just blame your own ignorance? America today lets blame someone else even though we knew it would flood. It was a worse flood than we thought so its something else's fault. GTFO.

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Even if he bought the property before the projects were created.....everyone down there knew that once these projects began, the lower ends of the parish, outside of the levees were going to see more flooding....I've been hearing about if for years...those people chose to stay even after they knew the risk years ahead of time...

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But I aint thanking him nor do I think hes owed for it.

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FTR, I don't think I deserve a thanks either. Sorry if it came across snarky.

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Its a luxury item.

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It's anything but. I would think that people on this board understand that fishing is a way of life for many people in LA.

There is no way to stop the loss of coastal wetlands without restoring the mechanism which caused the land to be formed in the first place.

The marsh is going to continue to sink. The saltwater is going to continue it's northward progression. All the land will eventually be lost up to the levees.

The statement about the barrier islands migrating north is completely true. I wonder how long Grand Isle will be able to hold on as the open water behind the water continues to erode at a quick pace.

However I do not think it is up to the American tax payer to have to flip the bill to "compensate" someone for their purchases. Those areas were bound to flood due to the loss of marsh between them and the gulf. It was only a matter of time.

I absolutely do not feel like we should have to pay for other people's hair weaves, I phones, crab legs,and pampers. It is called being responsible for one's self. National defense is necessary but you could probably cut their spending by 75% and we would be just as safe. NASA should be funded by private investors...............

Where do we draw the lines at subsidizing lifestyles? The government has created a subsection of society that chooses to live off the government dime. Motorboat chooses to have a camp south of the levees. I'd rather my tax dollar go to assisting camp owners that bought before the levees with elevating their camps than to fund the next generation of degenerates.

The coastline was a lot different 40+ years.

I’m sure your grandfather has seen his fair share of floods down there in the past 40+ years

That's not my point, it is a stupid argument to say camp owner should have expected XYZ because things have drastically changed so much since then. A lot of individuals act like everyone built these camps knowing a south wind would flood these areas. They are built knowing and accepting the fact that hurricanes can and will cause damage. No one would build in a place knowing it will flood if there is a couple consecutive days of south wind.

" I'd rather my tax dollar go to assisting camp owners that bought before the levees with elevating their camps than to fund the next generation of degenerates"

I would rather my tax money stay with me. Why do I have to choose between two bad options?

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FTR, I don't think I deserve a thanks either. Sorry if it came across snarky.

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same to you Boat. I don't mean to be a dick when you are facing the type of situation. I really do feel for you with this.


but I aint paying for it.


FTR, my parent's home is on Bayou Blue Road. That will eventually be my inheritance. So, yeah, thanks for taking it in the shorts, cause I'd like to turn that land into a nice real estate deal at some point. Preferably not water front property.

I am in the same situation being South of the Levee. We have had a camp in Cocodrie for 30 years. Long- Long Before levees were a thought

Never once did I have an issue with use or functionality of the camp with a strong south Wind till the levee was built. To say the levees haven't caused everyone South of the Levees issues would be a lie. We spent 30K last year dealing with the affects of the Levees and trying to make sure we can enjoy our place when the wind does blow and not stand in 6" of water. Writing those checks sucked!

Yes land loss, erosion, marsh sinking is inevitable, but the installation of the levees accelerated that 1000x. That said yes there would have probably be a day my camp is gone and I am prepared for that day but because of these levees this day will probably come much sooner.

Should the camp, home and business owners have been compensated for the issues with daily operations or accelerated loss of use - That's a whole another level, that I am not debating on the internet!