In this issue: Governor Edwards Gets a Birds-Eye View of Morganza Levees and Floodgates LA Draft FY 2020 Coastal Plan Includes Funding for Morganza and Other Local Levee Projects Dupre Recognized for Protecting Coastal Funds And MORE! Read newsletter here or click on image below.
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Opinion: Levee Tour for an Important Visitor
February 8, 2019 HoumaToday.com The region hosted an important visitor earlier this week, and the message was simple: Please help.
Governor Inspects Area’s Levee System
February 6, 2019 By Scott Yoshonis, DailyComet.com Gov. John Bel Edwards spent Wednesday afternoon in and above Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes to gather information on the Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane protection system and also to bring a bit of good news.
MAC Applauds Funding for Morganza and Other Local Levee Projects in Draft Coastal Annual Plan
Morganza Action Coalition (MAC) President Jay Walker released the following statement today with regard to funding provided for the Morganza to the Gulf Hurricane Protection System and other local levee projects in the CPRA’s Draft FY 2020 Annual Plan: “The Morganza Action Coalition greatly appreciates the efforts of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) […]
Morganza Minute – December 2018 E-Newsletter
In this issue: Water Act is Expected to Speed Up Levee Projects. Now It’s Time to “Show Us the Money!” Falgout Canal Floodgate Scheduled for Completion in April Local Levee Leaders Meet with Corps Officials And MORE!
Lawmakers Tout Progress on Corps Reform
October 28, 2018 By: Keith Magill, HoumaToday.com http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20181027/lawmakers-tout-progress-on-corps-reform Morganza advocates say show me the money. Louisiana lawmakers tout President Donald Trump’s signature of a major water projects bill as a step toward eliminating some of the bureaucracy that has slowed the state’s efforts to protect its coastal communities from flooding. But advocates of the […]
