Should a “greener” New Orleans be the primary focus of our leaders and local activists or should a SAFER green habitat be the primary goal? From the words of our guest speaker and geologist “Louisiana’s Coast is on Life Support”…
Daily Archives: November 16, 2010
Is “Going Green” enough? Part 1
by dshep1 • • 1 Comment
On Saturday November 13 I was invited by our classmate Simone to attend a community event sponsored by Green For All called Green Up New Orleans. It was a community conference held at Dillard University. Green For All is a…
Grand Liard Ridge, Mitigation, and Salvation
by sjone81 • • 0 Comments
The final mitigation project that I am going to discuss is the Grand Liard Marsh and Ridge Restoration project (BA-68). One important aspect of the project is that there is already a natural ridge in place. Bayou Grand Liard runs…
The Lost City of Lattara
by sjone81 • • 0 Comments
http://lacoastpost.com/blog/?p=27483 Behind that link you will find a story posted on the LA CoastPost Blog by Bill Nuttle, Ph.D., P.E. I know this does not exactly fall within my “topic” but the Story of Lattara (Lattes) France is a shocking…
We Are Not Alone
by khelo1 • • 1 Comment
I was reading this article and I found it interesting that perhaps we are not the only blog site that is advocating the FACT that New Orleans and the Louisiana Coastline is going under water. What I found most interesting…
FEMA’s Role – State of LA Budget Woes Part 2 — What happens if we screw up Katrina Infrastructure recovery?
by wnelso2 • • 0 Comments
In a bow to monetary constraint and federalism concerns FEMA does not play a role in disasters unless the disaster “overcomes state and local resources” and the Governor asks the president for either a emergency declaration or disaster declaration under…