Looking into the future the Pelican feeding its young from a self-induced wound in its own
breast (as depicted, mysteriously, on the state flag of Louisiana) is accepted as an
appropriate symbol of both self-sacrifice and rebirth. Through his selfless efforts, man is
raised from the slavery of ignorance to the condition of freedom conferred by wisdom.
Given the current state of affairs in Louisiana, one hopes that the understanding of the Pelican
as a symbol shall point the way towards a new consciousness of ourselves as a whole, and lead us
to face our futures with strength, grace, wisdom and faith, to learn from our mistakes and carry
our successes and zest for living to future generations.
Letter to the Editor; Re: Gulf Outlet Unlikely to Close April 24 – Times Picayune
April 26, 2006
Letter to the Editor
Time Picayune
3800 Howard Avenue
New Orleans, LA
Re:
Gulf Outlet Unlikely to Close April 24 – Times Picayune
Dear Mr. Editor:
Mayor Ray Nagin, unfortunately for New Orleans, is committed to keeping Mr.Go open. “The channel is a disaster, and it has been since it was built. But now we’re stuck with it, so you just have to deal with what you’ve got”, said John Koerner, III, a New Orleans businessman who was Chairman of the flood protection subcommittee for Mayor Ray Nagin’s Bring New Orleans Back Commission. So this original 600 foot channel now 2,000 feet wide that has gobbled up 27,000 acres of flood buffer wetlands is to remain open because John Koerner, III, a New Orleans businessman and a voice for Nagin’s corporate allies says so? Well, Save Our Wetlands, Inc. (SOWL) says hogwash to you Nagin-Koerner. If New Orleans has even an inch of hope, the growing monster Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
(Mr.Go) has got to go. And any politician who says otherwise has got to go.
SOWL joins with the
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, and the many other sensible sane groups and individuals in this community that says Mr.Go has got to go. You can armor all the levees you want. You can buy all the rebuild-rebirth flags you want and stick them everywhere. But unless Mr.Go is closed, this community is doomed. Any politician voicing the opposite of this proposal does not represent the citizens and children of New Orleans.
Sincerely,
Save Our Wetlands, Inc.
Executive Attorney
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