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Paybacks can be hell
 Weeks ago it appeared Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Legislature would trudge through the election-year regular session amid little fanfare and move on to more important matters – such as gear up for the fall elections.
Little did anyone expect the governor would be forced to turn his attention to a record-rising Mississippi River, which continues to pose a serious threat to the Louisiana Delta while residents in southern Louisiana fight flood waters courtesy of the Morganza Spillway being opened for the first time since 1973. Make no mistake, the Morganza was opened to keep the Mississippi out of downtown Baton Rouge and New Orleans. It was not opened to lower the river's level at Vidalia, which witnessed a record crest of 62.5 feet last week.For the full story, subscribe to the The Concordia Sentinel's NEW E-Edition!
Sam Hanna, Jr. is publisher of The Ouachita Citizen, and he serves in an editorial/management capacity with The Concordia Sentinel and The Franklin Sun, three newspapers owned and operated by the Hanna family. Hanna can be reached by calling (318) 805-8158 or by emailing him at samhannajr@samhannajr.com. |
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