The Courier, Houma, Louisiana, on Morganza taking another step

May 24
The Courier, Houma, Louisiana, on Morganza taking another step:
The U.S. Congress gave our region a rare but welcome victory this week when both houses approved the Water Resources Development Act, including authorization for the Morganza-to-the-Gulf hurricane protection system.
The House OK’d the bill recently, and the Senate followed suit on Thursday, meaning that with President Obama’s signature, the bill will become law.
The good news is that this is a necessary step in the long bureaucratic process of building a significant levee system to protect much of Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.
The daunting news is that while it was a step forward, authorization does not come with the money needed to build the full-scale version of Morganza.
Still, we must celebrate any incremental victory along this journey, which has been continuing for decades now.
Every step brings us closer to one day enjoying the protection a full-scale Morganza will provide.
This latest action brings us a little closer to the ultimate goal. While it remains in the distant horizon, it did get just a bit closer. For that, we must be thankful.
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