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To: Santa Fe_Conservative
Article needs to be taken with LARGE shaker-full of salt. The area about to be flooded has long been set aside as floodway, and anybody who lives and/or has assets there has had fifty years to decide to stay or leave, and has been REPEATEDLY told so (and probably flooded in 1973 as well).

Most of the Cajuns that live there are the "Swamp Rat" variety, who make their living from hunting/trapping/fishing. And many of them have homes that float, or are elevated on pilings.

3 posted on 05/14/2011 9:42:44 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog
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To: Wonder Warthog

That’s good to hear.


7 posted on 05/14/2011 9:57:06 AM PDT by Clara Lou
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To: Wonder Warthog

You are correct. Not to mention the fact that landowners were well compensated by the Federal gov’t. for the perpetual right to do exactly what they’re about to do.


8 posted on 05/14/2011 9:57:49 AM PDT by Fireone (Heating the tar and readying the feathers.)
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To: Wonder Warthog
Correct. Although “Swamp Rats” might be taken wrongly, some mighty good people down there. This is South Louisiana swamp, little else and most is already water. Most dwellings are likely elevated for just such situations, except maybe the scourge of trailer houses will be washed away.

Many will welcome the extra water, wild crawfish harvest should be tops.

12 posted on 05/14/2011 10:43:34 AM PDT by dusttoyou ("Progressives" are wee-weeing all over themselves, Foc nobama)
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