Snakes are very hard to kill.

NOLA.com: Times-Picayune Updates:

"BATON ROUGE — Landmark legislation passed in February to consolidate authority over the New Orleans area’s fragmented levee districts came under surprise attack Tuesday by former opponents of the initiative.

Amendments placed on unrelated bills in the House and Senate would peel back some provisions in the levee board overhaul championed by the governor and Sen. Walter Boasso, R-Arabi, setting the stage for a reprise of the emotional confrontation that characterized the controversial political issue four months ago. "