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St. Bernard Parish fares well during Ida; parish officials watching slow-draining rural areas~Bob Warren
~Taffaro did say that officials and area residents had noticed that the water seemed to be taking longer to drain from areas outside the levee system today. He said officials went out to the earthen dam blocking the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet at Bayou La Loutre to see if it might be slowing the draining. Taffaro said the water on the "inside'' of the dam appeared to be 4 to 6 feet higher than the water on the "outside'' of the dam.

After riding canoe home, Cao calls on Obama for coastal protection ~Bill Capo
~"I hope that the president will continue to be focused on our coastal restoration issues and make sure that we have the money that we need," Congressman Cao said. Cao says erosion following decades of oil drilling across south Louisiana has left the coast more vulnerable than the state can afford to repair.
"We have sacrificed for the nation," Cao said. "Now I believe that the nation has to do what it takes for us to protect our people."

Advancing Women in Academia
~NOLAFemmes