"sfb" wrote:

Most, if not all the fault, with failing to upgrade Levees lies with
the Louisiana Congressional Delegation. There a report in today's WSJ
that they were able to get a $400,000 for the Mississippi River Trail
and Bikepath and $3,200,000 for bike and pedestrian crossings of the
Washington-Palmetto Canal in this year's highway bill. Obviously, the
locals have a problem setting priorities and would resent any attempt by
the Bush administration to force them to rethink where Federal monies
are best spent.

They don't get a choice about where to spend that money; It has to be
spent where the bill designates. It's also a far cry from the estimated
$15 billion required for mitigation according to the Army Corps of
Engineers proposals.