The Rise and Fall of Southeast Louisiana (Flash) from New Orleans Times-Picayune.

This is a short little presentation showing how changes in the Mississippi River, man-made canals and levees have changed the geography of Southeast Louisiana, which not only makes hurricanes a real pisser, but endangers the entire region.

I have just finished reading Mike Tidwell's book Bayou Farewell : The Rich Life and Tragic death Of Louisiana's Cajun Coast that somebody on here recommended.

Such an eye opener.

Pretty sobering and very sad.

It's information like this that will keep New Orleans from ever being what it once was.

I can't blame anyone for leaving. Lord knows I wouldn't invest most of my life savings to build a house and home only to think it may be gone in 30 years. The resell would be impossible also.

Not to mention a rich musical culture that is already disappearing. Incredibly sad.

Interested to hear Tanner's take.

It's all tremendously sad but preventable. I've seen estimates that saving the coast would have the same price tag as that poorly planned Boston Tunnel. Probably cost less than the wall to keep the Mexicans out. Factor how much it cost us to be at War with a Iraq.

But you can' t make people care. S. Louisiana is one of the few unique places in the U.S. Not to mention how much seafood and oil gas will cost the country once it's gone. You would also think that enviromentalist groups would be threatening to fire bomb DC if something didn't happen because so many rare animals call this area home. It makes fianancial sense to save this place. But again you can't make people care.

If you want more reading, check out the previously mentioned Bayou Farewell.

Give it the work week bump.

Sad but true.

Like Diggity Dawg was saying in the Coulter thread. There is still massive devastation down there, a WAR going on, and all people want to know about is who fathered Anna Nicole's cracker spawn.

Just a note. Louisiana is finally getting it's fair share of oil royalities like Texas. Unfortantely, it will start 7 years too late to save the coast

BUT ZZ TOP IS PLAYING JAZZFEST!!!