Subscribe to RSS
The (real) trouble with Harry!
Editor’s note: the primary subject of this post is the obvious disconnect between the official coastal protection and restoration program and geoscience, which...
Personal anecdotes: hot, hotter, hottest and what’s 29 years to a pig?
Modified from New Orleans CityBusiness graphic As I write this on June 26, National Public Radio (NPR) is featuring three headlines: (1) the death at fifty of...
1st summer post, two issues: one sad one glad
Savoring a birthday/father's day brunch in the Bywater (NOLA) with my daughter Emilie and her Mom, Carolyn Leftwich who "iphoned" the photo. Now...
Thinking outside the channel: some river management ideas I’d never heard before
Mission 2010 Header from MIT website The late James Buchanan Eads as he might look in the MIT yearbook as an honorary graduate of the Class of '10 With great...
A tale of two projects: Morganza-to-the-gulf, Bayou Lafourche
Editor’s note: It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.* Best, because I have never seen as much local and national interest** in the future of...
Landrieu urges radical makeover of corps (part three)
Editor’s note: This completes a three part series on feedback from Sen. Mary Landrieu’s recent group trip to Holland that she led to gain insight relevant...
Landrieu lessons from Amsterdam to N’Awlins: respect but appreciate coastal waters (part two)
Editor’s note: This piece was intended to complete my thoughts on the implications of Mary Landrieu’s trip to Holland. Now it seems an additional part...
Still high on Amsterdam trip, Landrieu promotes adoption of Dutch model (part one)
Editor’s note: US Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) has returned from leading a group tour of the Netherlands to explore the feasibility of adapting Dutch strategies...
Dual Aggie jokes: “To hell with hurricane insurance; we’ll just build us a seawall!”
All week I’ve been thinking about Texas, the coast of which, although not a delta, still has much in common with south Louisiana. This commonality includes...
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano queried on the future of south Louisiana
After a little "photo shopping" Secretary Napolitano models a Saints jersey Denise M. Byrne is an impressive woman who I first met at the Jazz Fest...
