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Billy Nungesser emerges as the most prominent opponent of a large coastal project
John Snell
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Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser (R) gestures as he lays out his case against state plans for Mississippi River diversions
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - For decades, coastal advocates have championed the idea of turning the Mississippi River loose into the marsh in an effort to restore parts of Louisiana’s rapidly-eroding coast.
“Absolutely not,” said Billy Nungesser, the state’s Republican Lt. Governor. “We cannot destroy our fisheries.”
The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project, the most prominent feature of the state’s 50-year coastal master plan, would channel up to 75,000 cubic feet per of river water in the Plaquemines Parish West Bank south of Belle Chasse. ....

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