"James Robinson" wrote in message
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"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.

But it is the states congressional delegation that should take part in
writing the bill. If they could only get $3.6 million they should have
gotten it assigned to levee upgrades not bike paths.