Better levees=cheaper gas? I like the argument, Sidney.

The Daily Advertiser

ROUGE - Securing a share of offshore oil and gas revenues is crucial to the state being able to restore its coastline and build levees strong and tall enough to withstand powerful hurricanes, a coalition of state, parish and congressional officials said Wednesday. Parishes Against Coastal Erosion and the America's Wetland Campaign offer an online petition at their Web sites (www.paceonline.org and www.americaswetland. com) asking state residents to urge congressional approval of sharing the $5 billion the federal government earns each year from production off Louisiana's coast.
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Sidney Coffee, Gov. Kathleen Blanco's adviser on coastal issues and chair of the new Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, said the nation got a taste of Louisiana's importance when hurricanes Katrina and Rita shut down oil and gas production and oil prices skyrocketed.