Louisiana spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year to restore and protect the coastline with big earth-moving projects, like building marshes and barrier islands.
The state hires professional contractors to bring in their backhoes, dozers, dredges and workboats to do the job. It’s big business. But a new report says not enough of that money is staying in the state. And with billions of dollars coming from the BP settlement, some see that as a problem.
WWNO’s Travis Lux talked with Dr. Allison Plyer, of the Data Center, about the new report.
New Report Says Louisiana Could Become Silicon Valley For Water Management -- If It Invests
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