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Louisiana Seeks 12 Foot Levee to Shield Coastline
Louisiana Intracoastal Seaway Association backs a plan to raise a 12 foot levee from the Mississippi River to the Texas border to curb hurricane floods. Backers say dredging and widening the canal could form a natural levee and support industrial sites, with costs to be escrowed by the federal government.
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New Orleans
Lisa
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Louisiana Intracoastal Seaway Association
Mississippi River
Texas
Waldemar S. Nelson & Co
Gulf
Tidelands