A religious order was holding on to a 25-acre piece of prime real estate in Gentilly, waiting for divine indications. Then along came an architect associated with the Greater New Orleans Urban Water Plan. Instead of being sold to developers for tens of millions, the land is now leased to the city for $1 a year.
The cost of the Coastal Master Plan is estimated at $92 billion. Is it worth the cost? The answer involves different viewpoints, and you have to consider the losses without it, as well as what can be saved for even a half century.
The state's Coastal Master Plan is intended to address problems for 50 years. But research looking at conditions by the year 2100 show these efforts will be overwhelmed. What are the risks of doing too little versus doing too much?
Unabated global warming has moved the goal posts for coastal restoration efforts.
As the state prepares its regular five-year update on the 50-year Coastal Master Plan, officials are considering evolving research that shows that climate change and subsidence getting worse. Will the state's work be worth the cost and effort?
Oil and gas industry won dismissal of matter at lower court, saying local board doesn't have standing.
LSU grad has worked in civil engineering and Army Corps of Engineers projects.
City is preparing a supplemental bill for New Orleans west bank residents.
