Posted on 09/01/2007 5:56:39 AM PDT by NapkinUser
Are you prepared to tell the people of Louisiana and New Orleans that they no longer have a reason to pay income taxes, or any sort of federal taxes? Perhaps we can strike a deal you’ll like. If our coastline is disposable, and our cities are disposable and New Orleans is deemed disposable, who’s going to be deemed disposable next? I’ll bet you won’t be raising your hand when that question is asked.
Yep.
It’s a waste of money.
I guess we can just keep our gas and heating fuels and other products of the petrochemical industries, like plastics and all the other products since it’s such a waste.
LOUISIANA INDUSTRY
*Industrial Capacity
Louisiana has the greatest concentration of crude oil refineries, natural gas processing plants and petrochemical production facilities in the Western Hemisphere.
*Petroleum and Petroleum Refining
Louisiana is America’s third largest producer of petroleum and the third leading state in petroleum refining.
*Offshore Oil Production
Louisiana pioneered offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling. The first well ever drilled out of sight of land was off the Louisiana coast. Most of the techniques used in offshore oil exploration around the world today were developed in Louisiana.
*Natural Gas
Louisiana is America’s second largest producer of natural gas. It supplies slightly more than one-quarter of the total U.S. production.
*Agriculture
Louisiana is among the top ten states in the production of sugar cane (2nd), sweet potatoes (2nd), rice (3rd), cotton (5th) and pecans (5th).
*Ports
Louisiana has the nation’s farthest inland port for sea-going ships (Baton Rouge) and ***America’s only port capable of handling superships (the Superport).
More than 25 percent of the nation’s waterborne exports are shipped through the state’s five major ports.
*Chemicals
Louisiana produces 25 percent of the nation’s petrochemicals. Total value of Louisiana chemical shipments is more than $14 billion a year.
*Space Program
Louisiana built the huge first-stage Saturn C-5 rocket used in the Apollo program to land men on the moon and is the sole producer of the giant external fuel tanks used in the Space Shuttle program.
*Commercial Fishing
Louisiana’s commercial fishing industry produces 25 percent of all the seafood in America. It holds the record for the greatest catch ever, 1.9 billion pounds in one year.
*Shrimp
More shrimp are caught in Louisiana waters than in any other place in America.
*Oysters
Louisiana’s oyster production is the highest in the U.S.
*Freshwater Fishing
Louisiana has the biggest and most diversified freshwater fisheries production in America.
*Coastline and Marshes
Because of its many bays and sounds, Louisiana has the longest coastline (15,000 miles) of any state and 41 percent of the nation’s wetlands.
*Furs
Louisiana produces more furs (1.03 million pelts a year) than any other state. The catch includes nutria, muskrat, mink, otter and beaver.
*Matches
Louisiana produces 60 million wooden matches a day, half of the nation’s entire production.
*Hospitals
Louisiana had the first charity hospital in America. Its present charity hospital system is one of the most comprehensive in the U.S.
*Grain Exports
Louisiana is the nation’s largest handler of grain for export to world markets. More than 40 percent of the U.S. grain exports move through Louisiana ports.
I bet you’ll keep the billions of dollars taxpayers and private charities have given you too. I also expect you to keep whining that it isn’t enough.
An interesting thing about every single thing you listed as products of LA. Not one of those industries requires that people live where NO is built.
“I met a young man from Louisiana the other day. He was wearing one of those Rasta type hats. Definitely not the conservative type. He said NO was a waste of money and in his words “LA is a welfare state.”
Well, I guess that makes it official then. A young man in a Rasta type hat told you so. No need for further discussion. Wow, don’t I feel silly.
CajunConservative provides a detailed list of what Louisiana produces and provides to the nation. You ignore it and quote a “Rasta type” young man as your proof. Okkaayyyy.
So you make your assumptions based on hearsay of a few people? There are those who are dependent on the state but that is not factual for the entire state. This state has an abundance of resources that most states don’t have. Part of the reason that the flooding was so bad was from wetlands erosion due to the gas and oil industries practices.
We can turn off the spigots to allow the wetland coast to restore itself naturally. We don’t exactly need heating fuel here. We can shut down our refineries and let you all really squeal at the gas pump.
Or it could be that because they live there they have first hand experience with the effects of a devastating storm. Maybe if you ask nicely, they'll be good enough to send you pictures.
Yes there is a reason, it’s the refineries and the port. Where do you think all those grains and products from the Midwest ship through?
http://www.portno.com/pno_pages/about_overview.htm
Port of New Orleans Overview
With the Mississippi River moving about 500 million tons of cargo each year – including chemicals, coal, timber, iron, steel and more than half of the nation’s grain exports, the Port of New Orleans is America’s gateway to the global market.
New Orleans has been a center for international trade since 1718 when it was founded by the French. ***Today, the Port of New Orleans is at the center of the world’s busiest port complex — Louisiana’s Lower Mississippi River. Its proximity to the American Midwest via a 14,500-mile inland waterway system makes New Orleans the port of choice for the movement of cargoes.
The Port of New Orleans is the only deepwater port in the United States served by six class one railroads. This gives port users direct and economical rail service to or from anywhere in the country.
New Orleans is one of America’s leading general cargo ports. A productive and efficient private maritime industry has helped produce impressive results, including the USA’s top market share for import steel, natural rubber, plywood and coffee.
In the past 10 years, the Port of New Orleans has invested more than $400 million in new state-of-the-art facilities. Improved break bulk and container terminals feature new multipurpose cranes, expanded marshalling yards and a new roadway to handle truck traffic. The Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans is committed to building a port that will serve the needs of the global marketplace well into the new century.
I've never said it was or wasn't enough. I'm just tired of the misinformation being spewed by ignorant keyboard commandos. I post facts in order to inform people.
By the grace of God my home was spared from Rita while my neighbors lost everything. Many have been screwed over by their insurance companies and haven't taken a penny of anyone's charity. This state has given generously though when other areas have been hit hard too. We will give again when someone else has a need.
Can you tell me how this is relevent? You should be able to do that considering you posted it.
That's basically the same thing as these "9/11 peace families" saying that because they lost a family member on September 11, 2001, their opinions are somehow more important on foreign affairs.
You didn’t address my question. Who is disposable next? Once New Orleans and Louisiana have been discarded, who will you Tancredo-ites throw away? Bush Junior, by the way, might not be speaking like Tancredo, but his inactions are accomplishing the same intent.
“That’s basically the same thing as these “9/11 peace families” saying that because they lost a family member on September 11, 2001, their opinions are somehow more important on foreign affairs.”
No it isn’t. But it is basically the same thing as “9/11 peace families” saying they understand better what it is like to lose a family member in a terrorist attack than someone who didn’t because they lived thru it. Similarly, it seems to make sense that someone who lived in New Orleans and went thru Katrina and suffered total devastation to their homes and lives, not to mention the month after month of frustration and delays might have a better idea of what is needed than someone who didn’t go thru it say 600 miles away.
When a liberal from LA says LA is a welfare state it must be. Not to mention the dozens of articles posted on FR in the last two years detailing just how big a percentage of NOs population lived and lives on welfare.
No. Loads of articles over the last two years covering decades of LA/NO history.
There are those who are dependent on the state but that is not factual for the entire state.
I didn't say everyone was on welfare. Go ahead, shut the gas off. I'm sure you have a big say in that.
I guess that's why there's a city of 1.4 million living on the north coast of AK. Yup, everywhere there are oil/gas wells there's a huge city. /s
I only said one thing that wasn't opinion. NO is below sea level. Are you going to say it isn't?
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