Find out what REALLY happened to Coastal Louisiana, during Gustav and Ike!
What the media failed to report:
http://www.gov.state.la.us/assets/docs/PressReleases/OCPR_Coastal_Protection-final.pdf
“All of this flooding could have been prevented had authorized projects not been unnecessarily delayed.” – Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration September 20, 2008 (Page 3, concerning Terrebonne Parish)
“Recognition of the strong relationship between coastal land loss and hurricane vulnerability must be acknowledged. Louisiana lost 217 square miles of land as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and countless more from damages associated with Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Storm surge levels in many of our coastal communities were the highest recorded during Hurricane Ike – a Category 2 storm.” – Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration September 20, 2008 (Page 5)
Louisiana must not be forgotten any longer!
Please, call your Local, State and Federal representative and demand the restoration of our vital AMERICAN Wetlands, before they are gone forever.
“These investments in Louisiana will also help to stabilize energy prices and improve our national energy security.” – Office of Coastal Protection & Restoration September 20, 2008 (Page 6)
http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
***NOTE: If the above links are slow to load, please try again in a few minutes. During times of heavy traffic, it is often difficult, but please do not give up! =)
Other links and stories about Coastal Louisiana:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0410/feature5/?fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com
The size of one football field is lost every 38 minutes…
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94377307
