The fundamental problem with Louisiana is Louisiana. For years we diverted levee funds to other pork, and now when the Feds give us buckets full of cash we still complain about having to actually DO something.
This is no different than the guys in Florida expecting Kansas to pick up their tab for hurricanes hitting Miami Beach. Some of us in NO worked hard to rebuild. It’s time the rest of the crowd got off their butts and picked up a shovel.
George B. made the right call and I appreciate the BigEasyGuy’s candor. It’s beyond time for New Orleans to pull it’s own weight with respect to the levees. The rest of the country dislikes having have federal tax dollars going into the proverbial “black hole” trying to keep this below sea level city from succumbing to the elements and nature. There is a fast approaching time when it will become economically unfeasible to sustain this constant risk. It may also be time for the state to face the fact that New Orleans shrinking economy may not be able to sustain it as a major city. Sobering thought but we need to look at long term costs like everything else in the world.
Maybe the Feds should build the levee right up to the very spot LA’s portion should take over (at the doorstep of NO) and stop. The state can take over from there & the politicians can whine some more when the flood returns.
Louisiana should not be invoiced for re-construction costs. The federal Corps admitted responsibility for defects of construction which facilitated flood turbulence. Fortunate for the Corps, post-1927 flood legislation was used by a federal judge to choke litigation. Equity begs that the federal sector waive any “cost share” given that the Corps is made safe beyond the reach of Louisiana jury verdicts–of potential billions. During this election season, Louisianians should notice that federally-deferred payments become fiscal blows if any other catastrophe assaults the coastline or landmass during such a ‘payback’ period. An effective 30-year ‘mortgage’ in this arena would be made on the water. As alternate, Louisiana should find an insurer for its “cost share” in the event of turbulence during the 30 years.
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The fundamental problem with Louisiana is Louisiana. For years we diverted levee funds to other pork, and now when the Feds give us buckets full of cash we still complain about having to actually DO something.
This is no different than the guys in Florida expecting Kansas to pick up their tab for hurricanes hitting Miami Beach. Some of us in NO worked hard to rebuild. It’s time the rest of the crowd got off their butts and picked up a shovel.
George B. made the right call and I appreciate the BigEasyGuy’s candor. It’s beyond time for New Orleans to pull it’s own weight with respect to the levees. The rest of the country dislikes having have federal tax dollars going into the proverbial “black hole” trying to keep this below sea level city from succumbing to the elements and nature. There is a fast approaching time when it will become economically unfeasible to sustain this constant risk. It may also be time for the state to face the fact that New Orleans shrinking economy may not be able to sustain it as a major city. Sobering thought but we need to look at long term costs like everything else in the world.
Maybe the Feds should build the levee right up to the very spot LA’s portion should take over (at the doorstep of NO) and stop. The state can take over from there & the politicians can whine some more when the flood returns.
Louisiana should not be invoiced for re-construction costs. The federal Corps admitted responsibility for defects of construction which facilitated flood turbulence. Fortunate for the Corps, post-1927 flood legislation was used by a federal judge to choke litigation. Equity begs that the federal sector waive any “cost share” given that the Corps is made safe beyond the reach of Louisiana jury verdicts–of potential billions. During this election season, Louisianians should notice that federally-deferred payments become fiscal blows if any other catastrophe assaults the coastline or landmass during such a ‘payback’ period. An effective 30-year ‘mortgage’ in this arena would be made on the water. As alternate, Louisiana should find an insurer for its “cost share” in the event of turbulence during the 30 years.