Live By the Levee Die By the Levee in Louisiana

One more Louisiana story that here is highlighted by the New York Times. This is not too far from me.

Destroying Levees in a State Usually Clamoring for Them

There is a important balance here. If Louisiana Coasts are to be saved some of these choices are going to have to be made and they are tough.

At a recent Town Hall Meeting up here I asked Lt Gov Mitch Landrieu if we get Federal Funding for Coastal erosion comes through if some communities are in fact having the realization they may have to be sacrificed. He said they were and that painful conversation was happening. I hope so. I rarely see it in the papers.