Draft 2012 coastal master plan
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That's allot of projects, we will be bass fishin' in Prien Lake if they all go thru...
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25 billion? You see that list, probably 50-100 if and when it is all actually done. Very few people took the survey they offered before they developed the plan. Probably a lot less than 1 % of people that live,fish,hunt,etc. on Louisiana's gulf coast. I'm glad to see most of these ambitious projects but the price tag is unrealistic in my opinion.
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There was no ship channel in the early years. Had to go thru Big Lake and then a snake of a river up to Lake Charles.
Ship channel was cut straight and made a lot more saltwater go farther inland. There probably was brackish or saltwater intrusion back in the day, but it would have to have a drought to do it. Same with all that marsh East of the lake. Grand and Lambert Bayous were small and didn't allow a lot of saltwater to go in. All that marsh off the highway below the Gibbstown was fresh. |
Look at the timeline on these projects, especially the levee around the lake. We wont see that for another 20 years, if approved. I think this is great though, if it does get approved. It would be pretty cool to see things at least somewhat similar to what they were 100 years ago, although i've always heard that prien used to be covered with cypress, won't see that ever again.
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There was Cypress in Turners. There are still stumps there.
The East side of Big Lake has had a levee for years too. They will have to protect Lake Charles cause of population and the port. It looks like they will use the ICW levee also as protection. Plus some locks. |
You know, I like the idea for the levees, just don't see how putting so much money into all those levees is going to help more than putting the money into actually restoration, i.e., restoring wetlands. That is the true buffer. I mean, look how much the levees helped in New Orleans during Katrina. I'm just glad they are planning all of the marsh restoration projects, too, because this plan would not be as good as it looks without them. Looks like by 2062, if all goes according to plan, nearly every city in coastal Louisiana will look like Morgan City and New Orleans.
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i know a lot about the development of this plan. if you have any detailed questions email the address at cpra's website. emails are received and answered daily. the people who wrote the thing actually read and respond.....
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I didn't read the plan how high are these leeves.
It does little good to turn all the marshes fresh only to Have a tropical storm top the levees, turning them all back salty again This back and forth is probably worst. Sounds like away for friends of state officals To get rich.. |
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