Panel looks at hurricane protection in Thibodaux

The Advocate reports on a meeting of the Donaldsonville to the Gulf Science and Engineering Review Panel in Thibodaux this week. The Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities created the panel earlier this year to look at scientific questions dealing with a flood protection system the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers is considereing from Donaldsonville to the Gulf of Mexico.

“Living in post-Katrina Louisiana, hurricane protection is just vital to our communities,” Steve Mathies, director of the state’s Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration, said. “We expect you to help us balance that dire need for hurricane protection with the need to restore and protect our wetland resources.”