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Largess in Louisiana: Money Flowed to Questionable Projects
Washington Post ^
| 9/8/05
| Michael Grunwald
Posted on 09/07/2005 10:00:50 PM PDT by Uncle Joe Cannon
Largess in Louisiana Money Flowed to Questionable Projects State Leads in Army Corps Spending, but Millions Had Nothing to Do With Floods
By Michael Grunwald Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, September 8, 2005; Page A01
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In Katrina's wake, Louisiana politicians and other critics have complained about paltry funding for the Army Corps in general and Louisiana projects in particular. But over the five years of President Bush's administration, Louisiana has received far more money for Corps civil works projects than any other state, about $1.9 billion; California was a distant second with less than $1.4 billion, even though its population is more than seven times as large.
Much of that Louisiana money was spent to try to keep low-lying New Orleans dry. But hundreds of millions of dollars have gone to unrelated water projects demanded by the state's congressional delegation and approved by the Corps, often after economic analyses that turned out to be inaccurate. Despite a series of independent investigations criticizing Army Corps construction projects as wasteful pork-barrel spending, Louisiana's representatives have kept bringing home the bacon.
For example, after a $194 million deepening project for the Port of Iberia flunked a Corps cost-benefit analysis, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) tucked language into an emergency Iraq spending bill ordering the agency to redo its calculations. The Corps also spends tens of millions of dollars a year dredging little-used waterways such as the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, the Atchafalaya River and the Red River -- now known as the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway, in honor of the project's congressional godfather -- for barge traffic that is less than forecast.
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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: corpsofengineers; corruption; democrats; dirtyrats; dnc; federalspending; incompetence; katrina; katrinafailures; landrieu; left; liberals; marylandrieu; punchlandrieu; rats; senaterats
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These Dim Bulbs are going to seriously regret their attempt to turn a national tragedy into a political gain.
To: Uncle Joe Cannon
"Louisiana has received far more money for Corps civil works projects than any other state, about $1.9 billion." Yet a flood wall was not even considered? Incredible!
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:04:37 PM PDT
by
M. Espinola
(Freedom is never free)
To: Uncle Joe Cannon
Uh, Oh.......the Bad News for the Dems keeps coming....
Here's an excerpt......"But overall, the Bush administration's funding requests for the key New Orleans flood-control projects for the past five years were slightly higher than the Clinton administration's for its past five years"
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:05:09 PM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Our military......the world's HEROES!)
To: Uncle Joe Cannon
I think you may be right. When even the Washington POST doesn't try to cover for them it's really bad because you know there is a lot more they aren't telling us. We know the state has a history of corruption and failed political leaders.
JMHO, I think all the carping from Hillary and Pelosi is more a function of trying to draw attention from the back story.
Susan Estrich made what may be the most outrageous statement today: Called this Bush's Monicagate.
To: Uncle Joe Cannon
For example, after a $194 million deepening project for the Port of Iberia flunked a Corps cost-benefit analysis, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) tucked language into an emergency Iraq spending bill ordering the agency to redo its calculations.
I think she better go punch a mirror.
To: PA Engineer
To: Uncle Joe Cannon
The jig is up for that Rats, this seals the deal coming from the Compost.
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:08:03 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Howlin; nopardons; OXENinFLA; kcvl; prairiebreeze; mystery-ak; MJY1288
For example, after a $194 million deepening project for the Port of Iberia flunked a Corps cost-benefit analysis, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) tucked language into an emergency Iraq spending bill ordering the agency to redo its calculations FYI
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:08:13 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: PA Engineer
I think she better go punch a mirror. Line of the day.
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:09:45 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Uncle Joe Cannon
As reported to me by family members, LA is one really corrupt state government state, always has been.
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:10:22 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
(Leftist=Anti American!)
To: Mo1
How long will it be before the Dems start saying that Congressional hearings are not neccessary?
When the Sun shines on the Democrats, they start steaming like a freshly pinched off turd
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:12:44 PM PDT
by
MJY1288
(Whenever a Liberal is Speaking on the Senate Floor, Al-Jazeera Breaks in and Covers it LIVE)
To: Uncle Joe Cannon
If I were a Republican I'd be pushing this story with everything I had. But, of course, it's dangerous for everyone. All politicians have an affinity for pork and mud.
To: Arizona Carolyn
Susan Estrich made what may be the most outrageous statement today: Called this Bush's Monicagate Oh Geez .. that is nothing by desperation
BTW ... I wonder how many other pork projects Mary sneak into spending bills?
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:13:20 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: Mo1
after a $194 million deepening project for the Port of Iberia flunked a Corps cost-benefit analysis, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) tucked language into an emergency Iraq spending bill ordering the agency to redo its calculations
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:13:32 PM PDT
by
kcvl
To: liberallarry
BINGO, If it was up to me, I would like to see 80% of them in Congress, taken away in hand cuffs
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:14:19 PM PDT
by
MJY1288
(Whenever a Liberal is Speaking on the Senate Floor, Al-Jazeera Breaks in and Covers it LIVE)
To: defconw; tiredoflaundry; ken5050; Txsleuth; Sam Hill; hipaatwo; Tony Snow; radioproducer
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:14:31 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: Uncle Joe Cannon
Any one from Louisiana can tell you that a seat on the levee board was a cherished position given out as a premium political favor. The board had the say so for destination of quite a load of cash.
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:14:31 PM PDT
by
oyez
To: Uncle Joe Cannon
Start singing, Mayor Nagin!!!
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:14:42 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: Uncle Joe Cannon
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posted on
09/07/2005 10:16:44 PM PDT
by
SeaBiscuit
(God Bless all who defend America and Friends, the rest can go to hell.)
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