Louisiana’s strength is it’s weakness
The Gulf was what made New Orleans important to the people of the United States who didn’t think New Orleans matters – forget culture, music, food, lifestyle – having a port the size of New Orleans kept it spinning. And yet, hurricanes, oil spills, and eroding wetlands are also our lot.
Here is an article in ProPublica stating BP should have known better. In the NYT this morning it was that the federal government should have acted faster. Yesterday, heading into Jazz Fest a petitioner wanted us to sign a petition against Shell Oil Company for the oil spill. Well, while everyone sits around and tries to find out who is to blame for this – Louisiana’s natural habitats are in peril – our birds, our fish, our waters, our plants, our people. At this point does it matter who is to blame? It matters more that they do something about it, fast.