Fight the Industrial Canal Expansion
- There are NO Jobs or Benefits for Impacted Communities
- It Only Benefits Trump Mega-Fundraiser Bollinger Shipyards
- Waste of 1 Billion of Taxpayer dollars
- Barge Traffic carrying toxins is Dangerous for the large bordering neighborhoods
- Damage from pile driving near homes will lower property values and the Corps is protected from liability.
- This Project calls for a 2nd Canal to be dug in the Lower 9, which will leave homes more vulnerable to flooding.
- Construction will disturb heavy metals, contaminate the canal, and pollute the entire City.
- Impede traffic flow, including those driving into St. Bernard, and threaten the community during hurricane season.
- Existing canal has been improperly maintained, due to nonunion work.
- Mitigation money should be used to pay reparations to the community for past damages
Problems with the New Freeway
Through the 8th & 9th Wards
- Benefits only St. Bernard Parish & no benefits to Orleans Parish
- Trucks can easily use Paris Rd. in St. Bernard to get to I-10
- 100 Affordable Housing units will be TORN DOWN in Lower 9
- New Bridges & Bike Paths can be built without this Freeway
What You can Do NOW to . . .
Please Make Phone Calls & Send a Note to the Army Corps
Are You Against the Expansion of the Industrial Canal?
Mayor Landrieu mayor@nola.gov 504-658-4000
Councilmembers
Jason Williams jasonwilliams@nola.gov 504-658-1070
Stacy Head shead@nola.gov 504-658-1060
Susan Guidry sgguidry@nola.gov 504-658-1010
Latoya Cantrell lcantrell@nola.gov 504-658-1020
Nadine Ramsey districtc@nola.gov 504-658-1030
Jared Brossett councildistrictd@nola.gov 504-658-1040
James Gray jagray@nola.gov 504-658-1050
Governor John Bel Edwards 866-366-1121
Congressman Cedric Richmond 504-288-3777
Comments in Writing only to Army Corps of Engineers
By March 1st
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District
c/o Mark Lahare
CEMVN-PDC-CEC
7400 Leake Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70118
Are you against a new freeway through the 8th & 9th Wards?
Please Make Calls & Leave this Message
- No to the Louisiana State DOTD Florida Project that puts a freeway through New Orleans Black Neighborhoods
- Yes to new bridges that have bike/walk access at Florida and Claiborne and a new bike/walk bridge at St. Claude.
Governor John Bel Edwards 866-366-1121
Congressman Cedric Richmond 504-288-3777
Rep. Jimmy Harris harrisj@legis.la.gov 504-243-1960
Rep. Joseph Bouie bouiej@legis.la.gov 504-286-1033
Rep. Neil Abramson abramson@legis.la.gov 504-275-8051
Rep. Walt Leger legerw@legis.la.gov 504-556-9970
Rep. John Bagneris bagnerisj@legis.la.gov 504-243-7783
Rep. Helena Moreno morenoh@legis.la.gov 504-568-2740
State Sen. Troy Carter cartert@legis.la.gov 504-302-3682
State Sen. JP Morrell morrelljp@legis.la.gov 504-284-4794
State Sen. Karen Carter-Peterson 504-568-8346
State Sen. Wesley Bishop bishopw@legis.la.gov 504-284-4794
Mayor Landrieu mayor@nola.gov 504-658-4000
Councilmembers
Jason Williams jasonwilliams@nola.gov 504-658-1070
Stacy Head shead@nola.gov 504-658-1060
Susan Guidry sgguidry@nola.gov 504-658-1010
Latoya Cantrell lcantrell@nola.gov 504-658-1020
Nadine Ramsey districtc@nola.gov 504-658-1030
Jared Brossett councildistrictd@nola.gov 504-658-1040
James Gray jagray@nola.gov 504-658-1050