Hurricane-proofing Louisiana's Coast

With $40 billion in federal dollars at stake for protecting New Orleans from future flooding, Congress is forming a special commission to oversee the allocation of the funds.

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October 7, 2005, 9:00 AM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"The commission -- with at least five members from Louisiana -- would have final say over Army Corps of Engineers projects to protect New Orleans from the most potent type of hurricanes, known as Category 5, and to restore the coastline, control flooding and improve navigation...Scientists are pushing for more outside review of the final protection plan and want to broaden it to cover the entire Gulf Coast. Also, there is widespread concern about concentrating so much power in the hands of just nine commissioners."

FULL STORY: Proposed hurricane-proofing panel stirs debate

Thursday, October 6, 2005 in CNN

Government / Politics Louisiana

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