Southwest Louisiana Seeks Coastal Restoration Aid
The Baton Rouge Advocate published an article on Friday February 29, 2008 entitled, Southwest La. wants coastal aid. This article summarizes recent complaints from public officials in southwest Louisiana concerning the relative balance of limited coastal restoration funds between southeastern and southwestern Louisiana.
These officials complain that in the 2009 Coastal Restoration and Protection Authority (CRPA)budget a total of $14 million in funds are budgeted for southeast Louisiana projects and only $1 million in funds are budgeted for projects in southwest Louisiana.
The chairman of CPRA, Garret Graves, seems prepared to respond. He has indicated in a recent CPRA meeting that the Jindal administration is considering a restructuring of the board to allow more balance. The type of restructuring that is under consideration is using land mass or population to determine representation.
Erich P Rapp.
