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LANDRIEU. >> I'D LIKE FIRST TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK OUR SPONSORS, IN ADDITION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS. WE HAVE THE CATHOLIC CHARITYTIES, THE...
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BERNARD PARRISH SCHOOL BOARD, AMERICA'S WETLAND FOUNDATION, THE COALITION TO RESTORE LOUISIANA. THE LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF NONE PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS....
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| 00:03:56 |
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FOR JOINING US FOR THIS WONDERFUL SUMMIT, AND VERY IMPORTANT FORRUM ON OUR PROGRESS FORWARD. I WANT TO THANK DR. RYAN FOR COHOSTING THIS SUMMIT....
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| 00:04:14 |
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THAT IS LEADING THE COME BACK OF NEW ORLEANS AND THE REGION UNDER DR. RYAN'S EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP. AS HE MENTIONED, THIS WEEK TWO YEARS AGO, THE...
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| 00:11:30 |
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ALSO JIM RAY OF FEDERAL HIGHWAYS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. ANOTHER PANELIST FOR US IN THE FIRST DISCUSSION IS RANDY HANCHEY, THE DEPUTY SECRETARY...
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| 00:13:02 |
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LONG, LONG
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| 00:13:04 |
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BATTLE. IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS NOW. AGAIN, IT WOULDN'T BE ANY OTHER PLACE I WOULD RATHER BE THAN HERE. FIRST AND FOREMOST, AS FAR AS THE CORPS
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| 00:13:13 |
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OF ENGINEERS IS CONCERNED, PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE CONCERN. WE WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE PANEL TODAY IT'S ABOUT THE CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN...
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| 00:18:56 |
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IT IN THE 21ST CENTURY. WE ARE NOT THE LAST. WE'LL SET THE TONE. WE CAN BE A LEADER FOR THIS STATE, THIS COUNTRY, AND THIS PLANET IF WE TAKE IT ON. I...
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| 00:20:24 |
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KNOW, WE ARE LIMITING THESE TO THREE
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| 00:20:26 |
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MIGHT BES OR LESS. THE LESS IS BETTER THAN THE THREE. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, CHARLES TON DUFRECHOU, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PONTCHARTRAIN BASE...
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| 00:21:03 |
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THE STORM AT THAT POINT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FLORIDA. SO I TURNED THE CHANNEL FOUR OFF AFTER 10:00. I WAS CONCERNED, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS...
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| 00:24:42 |
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YOU SOME GOOD NEWS, I BELIEVE. SHORTLY AFTER KATRINA
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| 00:24:47 |
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HIT NEW ORLEANS, WE, THE STATE, HAD A NUMBER OF MEETINGS TO DECIDE
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| 00:24:52 |
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HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS, WHAT DO WE DO TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR RECOVERY, NOT ONLY OF THE HURRICANE PROTECTION SYSTEM BUT ALSO TO REALLY GET SERIOUS ABOUT...
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| 00:27:26 |
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BEGIN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS
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| 00:27:29 |
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IMMEDIATELY. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SELECTING FIRMS TO DO THE DESIGNS SO I THINK YOU SHOULD SEE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS SOME FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT...
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| 00:28:07 |
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FORWARD. GETTING THE GULF COAST
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| 00:28:11 |
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TRANSPORTATION RUNNING WAS CRUCIAL TO THE RECOVERY EFFORT, BUT I'M HERE TO TELL
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| 00:28:16 |
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YOU THAT ENSURING THAT THE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK WORKS PROPERLY IS CRITICAL NOT JUST TO YOUR ECONOMY BUT TO THE NATION'S ECONOMY. THINK ABOUT THIS....
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| 00:30:20 |
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TAB FOR THAT. CONSTRUCTION
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| 00:30:22 |
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IS WELL UNDERWAY AND ONE SPAN WILL BE COMPLETED IN TWINE AND THE OTHER IN 22011. THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS PART OF OUR LIFE IT'S IMPORTANT WE BUILD...
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| 00:31:55 |
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5 MILLION MEMBER ORGANIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES. WHICH IS FOCUSING ON GLOBAL WARMING AS IT PRIMARY ISSUE.
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| 00:32:03 |
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WORKING ON HABITAT PRESERVATION, CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER AND WHAT HAVE YOU. LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT THE FIRST CLIMATE REFUGEES IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED...
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| 00:34:30 |
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YOUR LEADERSHIP, FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE OVER THE LAST
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| 00:34:33 |
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TWO YEARS. IT SEEMS LIKE LONGER THAN THAT.
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| 00:34:36 |
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BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT SEEMS LIKE JUST YESTERDAY. I WAS COMMENTING AS I WAS DRIVING IN THAT RIGHT AT 2 YEARS AGO I WAS AT ANOTHER MEETING IN NEW ORLEANS...
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| 00:37:43 |
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IN SOUTHWEST
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| 00:37:44 |
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LOUISIANA AND ALL ACROSS THE COASTAL REGION, THANK YOU
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| 00:37:47 |
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FOR WHAT HAS BEEN DONE BECAUSE WE DO APPRECIATE IT VERY, VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FINALLY, JEROME ZERINGUE, NOW. >> WE, LIKE MAYOR ROACH...
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| 00:38:15 |
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THAT IN 2005 TERREBONNE RECEIVED A ONE-TWO PUNCH AND WE EXPERIENCED THE WORST FLOODING WE HAD EXPERIENCED IN OVER 150 YEARS FROM
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| 00:38:26 |
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A STORM THAT HIT 200 MILES AWAY. OUR REGION EXPERIENCES THE WORST LAND EROSION IN THE WORLD. A FUTURE HIT WILL ANNIHILATE THE REGION, KILLING THOUSANDS...
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| 00:40:16 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW IT'S OUR CHANCE TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
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| 00:40:20 |
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THERE IS A MICROPHONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM. FEEL FREE TO COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU'RE FROM AND ASK YOUR QUESTION TO THE APPROPRIATE...
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| 00:40:36 |
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TO DIRECT MY QUESTION TO GENERAL CREAR BUT INVITE OTHER COMMENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOUR PROGNOSIS IS FOR THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BARRIER PLAN,...
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| 00:40:53 |
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SUPPORTING LEVEES TO KEEP THE SURGE OUT OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. THE PANEL TALKED ABOUT COMPROMISES EARLIER. WE COMPROMISED IN THE 1970'S AND DECIDED...
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| 00:42:06 |
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THAT'S THE INTERIM MEASURE. THE NEXT STEP IS TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. SO YOU TALKED SPECIFICALLY ABOUT A PROJECT IN THE PAST, BUT WE CERTAINLY...
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| 00:42:45 |
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SOMETHING WE NORMALLY WOULD BE COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO. HOWEVER, PUBLIC SAFETY
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| 00:42:49 |
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TAKES A PRIOR TO OVER EVERYTHING. RECOGNIZING THAT, WE THINK THAT THE GATES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. ONE MORE, HOWEVER, IF GATES ARE SCRUCTED ON THE...
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| 00:44:41 |
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HAVE BEEN TOLD DIFFERENT
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| 00:44:42 |
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STORIES, WHEREAS THE CITY IS GOING TO TAKEOVER OR EXTEND IT. MY QUESTION TO THE ARMY CORPS IS, WHAT IS THE ARMY CORPS PLAN TO CONTINUE YOU AFTER THE...
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| 00:45:24 |
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HELLO. I'M SANDY ROSEN THAT WILL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LEVEE.ORG. HOW VULNERABLE IS THE WEST BANK BETWEEN NOW
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| 00:45:34 |
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AND 2011 AND IS THERE ANYTHING YOU THINK THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS COULD DO THAT'S FEASIBLE TO BETTER PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF NEW ORLEANS OF THE
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| 00:45:44 |
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EAST BANK. >> SORRY EAST OR WEST BANK? >> TO REITERATE, THAT IS THE MOST VULNERABLE POINT ON THE EAST BANK. >> AND ANYTHING THAT THE U.S. ARMY CORPS...
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| 00:46:06 |
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THEY HAVE ARE GOOD. WE APPLAUD YOU, GENERAL, AND
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| 00:46:09 |
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YOUR STAFF ON THAT. WE HAVE THE DUE DATE OR CONSTRUCTION DATE FOR THE CLOSURE
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| 00:46:15 |
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FOR THE PROTECTION FOR THE INDUSTRIAL CANAL AREA IS 2011. WE STRONGLY -- WE ADVOCATE
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| 00:46:24 |
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DOING SOMETHING IN THE NEARER TERM. THE COMMUNITY IS STILL AT RISK FOR FOUR MORE HURRICANE SEASONS. IF WE HAVE ANOTHER STORM WE WILL FLOOD IN THAT...
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| 00:47:14 |
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TO LOOK AT THE ALTERNATIVES THEY HAVE GOT TO SEE IF THEY ARE FEASIBLE. WE ARE WORKING DAY AND NIGHT
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| 00:47:20 |
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TRYING TO FIG YOUR OUT HOW TO PROTECT IN THE INTERIM SP, REALIZING PEOPLE SHOULDEN HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 2011. >> LET ME FOLLOW UP BECAUSE THE CORPS DID...
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| 00:47:51 |
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KNOWING THAT WOULD BE A SHORT TERM SOLUTION JUST LIKE THE OUTFALL CANALS ARE, KNOWING THEY WERE VULNERABLE AREAS? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. YOU...
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| 00:48:20 |
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LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN AGAIN, PUSHING THE SURGE IN, THE GATES ARE THE ANSWER. THERE IS NO PLACE THAT IT COULD, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO RAISE IT...
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| 00:49:30 |
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WE CAN'T RISK THIS PLACE GOING UNDER AGAIN. THE CORPS HAS
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| 00:49:34 |
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THE ABILITY TO MAKE A DECISION, TO PROVIDE INTERIM PROTECTION FOR THE AREA. PLEASE. YOU GUYS KNOW WHAT TO DO. I APPLAUD YOUR EFFORTS TO GET THE COMMUNITY...
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| 00:51:04 |
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WANTS TO MAKE ONE COMMENT AS WELL. >>
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| 00:51:07 |
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GOOD MORNING. THIS IS A BIG ISSUE FOR ALL OF US. WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT'S NOT THE NEED. WE KNOW THE NEED. WE RECOGNIZE...
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| 00:51:17 |
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NEED. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THIS IN PLACE IN 2008. RIGHT NOW AS THE ENGINEER, WE'RE TRYING OUT TO FIG YOUR OUT HOW TO BUILD AND STAY THERE, PLUS MEET...
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| 00:51:27 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL CRRGSES, PLUS THE AND A HALF GATION PART. IT'S NOT EASY, BUT WE'RE WORKING IT HARD. WE ARE HOPING WE FINISHED OUR ENGINEERING ANALYSIS AND...
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| 00:52:04 |
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STATE MATCH THAT ARE BEHIND US, THE ENGINEERING EFFORT SEEMS TO BE
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| 00:52:10 |
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DRAGGING ON ON THE 100 YEAR STORM LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS. I HAVE
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| 00:52:14 |
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WORKED CLOSELY WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE CORPS OF
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| 00:52:19 |
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ENGINEERS OVER THE LAST YEAR AND THOSE ELEVATIONS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SET IN MARCH. IT SEEMS TO BE DRAGGING ON NOUFMENT IF THOSE WERE SET THINGS LIKE...
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| 00:52:57 |
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STATIONS, I KNOW THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS DOING SOME IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE HARD NING OF THE STATIONS TO MAKE THEM MORE SURVIVABLE BUT IT SIMES...
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| 00:53:14 |
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THE REDUCED TAX BASE IN THE CITY. ARE THERE ANY PLANS TO IMPROVE THE OPERATEABILITY OF THOSE STATIONS AS PART OVET CORPS' AREA WITH THE LEVEE IMPROVEMENTS?...
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| 00:53:46 |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT QUESTION. >> I'M WALTER WILLIAMS. I'M FROM NEW ORLEANS. I'M A FILM MAKER. MY QUESTION IS, TO ANYBODY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE...
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| 00:54:07 |
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HIGHWAY FOR THE SURGE BUT BECAUSE OF THE SALT WATER INTRUSION KILLING THE PLANTS THAT HELD THE
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| 00:54:14 |
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LAND TOGETHER. SO IF THE THIS HAS BEEN CLOSED BECAUSE OF THE SALT WATER AND LAND LOSS, AND THAT'S A SMALL%AGE OF THE OIL CANALS DUG THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN...
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| 00:57:53 |
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PIPELINE CANALS
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| 00:57:54 |
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CONCHITA TO SOME OF THE LOSS, BUT THERE ARE A LOT MORE THINGS GOING ON OUT THERE THAT REALLY DOMINATE THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. -- THE PIPELINE CANALS...
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| 00:59:08 |
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TO IT FROM THE POINT OF A CITY THAT IS THE HOME OF THE 12TH LARGEST
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| 00:59:14 |
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PORT IN THE NATION, A PORT THAT SERVICES NOT AS REFINERIES, BUT A PORT THAT SERVICES ALL SORTS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND SHIPPING INTERESTS THAT COME...
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| 01:00:28 |
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PLANS TO IMPROVE THE LEVEES, PLANS TO INSTALL DATE SYSTEMS, AND SO FORTH, ALL THE UPDATES AND LEVEES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SYSTEMS HERE -- PLANS...
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| 01:01:25 |
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THE YEAR. >> OK. THIS IS THE QUESTION -- IS THERE GOING TO BE A TIME LINE? ARE THERE GOING TO BE BENCHMARKS TO THAT PLAN? IS THERE GOING TO BE SOMETHING...
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| 01:01:46 |
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FRUITION? >> I THINK YOU WILL BEGIN TO SEE SOME REAL ACTION. FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE STATE HAS MONEY. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY $500 MILLION FOR THE COASTAL...
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| 01:02:10 |
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THAT THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDED US. WE HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED EARLY-ACTION PROJECTS. WE ARE DOING DESIGNS. I WOULD EXPECT THAT WE WOULD BEGIN TO SEE...
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| 01:03:24 |
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THAT IS $20
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| 01:03:28 |
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BILLION. DO WE HAVE SOMETHING IN MIND THAT WILL MAKE IT SUSTAINABLE? >> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE ON. I M SORRY TO CUT YOU OFF, SIR, BUT I AM TRYING...
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| 01:03:55 |
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SUSTAINABILITY AND THE LARGER ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING OUR PLANET'S, AND I CAME ACROSS
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| 01:04:09 |
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AN ARCHITECT THAT IS IN THE PROCESS OF DESIGNING CITIES FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. HE IS DESIGNING, LIKE, SEVEN OF THEM RIGHT NOW. I SAW THIS PRESENTATION...
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| 01:05:35 |
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DENIAL, AND IT SEEMS LIKE, AS I TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD -- I WILL BE IN GERMANY LOOKING AT THEIR ENERGY SYSTEM AND HOW THEY INTEGRATE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY...
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| 01:08:16 |
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I WAS GOING TO SIT HERE VERY QUIETLY AND LISTEN, BUT THERE WAS A STATEMENT THAT WAS MADE EARLIER THAT STRUCK A NERVE IN ME. I AM FROM ONE OF THESE MIDDLE...
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| 01:10:30 |
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FRANKLY, I THINK THAT MOST OF US WOULD AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD BE GREATER PROTECTION SO THAT IS PROTECTED TO 500 YEARS OR MORE. WOULD I -- WHAT WE ARE...
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| 01:12:23 |
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CAN PROTECT THE PEOPLE AS WELL. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR THAT ANSWER, SENATOR. WHY DO WE ALL GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR PANEL...
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| 01:12:46 |
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YOU ALL FOR COMING. WE WILL GET ANOTHER DISCUSSION STARTING IN A FEW MINUTES. THANK YOU. -- WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER DISCUSSION STARTING IN A FEW MINUTES....
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