One of Louisiana Governor Landry’s first items on his agenda was to alter the structure of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA).

The CPRA was created after the levees broke to act as a single state agency to work with the Army Corps of Engineers on flood protection for New Orleans and the Louisiana coast.

The CPRA has been highly effective due largely to its stand-alone structure.

But the Governor wants to place the CPRA under Louisiana’s Department of Energy and Natural Resources. This will dilute the CPRA’s effectiveness. Further, the Governor wants to reduce the number of experts who donate their expertise for the good of Louisiana residents.

This plan appears more about control than about public safety.

Levees.org is appealing to its Louisiana supporters to say NO to this plan by sending a letter to Governor Landry’s staff.

Levees.org supporters are especially influential because the Governor cannot dismiss them as “enviro-greenies. Levees.org is about flood protection and public safety.

CLICK HERE to send a letter to Governor Landry’s staff.

For more about this issue, see this article by Bob Marshall or this article by Mark Schleifstein.