The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has completed construction of four reefs located at Petit Pass, Karako Bay, Lake Machias, and Mozambique Point in Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes. Approximately 5,000 cubic yards of limestone was placed within each 10- acre site for a total of about 20,000 cubic yards of new oyster reef. During material deposition, emphasis was placed on creating off-bottom relief.

We began comparing the top levels of government in Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes last week which shows costs are much higher in Plaquemines despite the parish having nearly half the population of St. Bernard. Plaquemines officials have lamented about hard times financially due to the loss of oil and gas revenues and have made many cuts in the budget. However, the upper ranks of government have changed very little.

Massive efforts have been made to divide the United States into different warring factions. There’s a racial, political, economic and now a vaccination divide. However, the biggest division has to do with our way of thinking which determines our resulting actions. Two major opposing worldviews evident today are a humanistic and Biblical worldview. Whereas America’s foundation had more of a Biblical worldview, this isn’t the case today. America’s Judeo-Christian foundation has rapidly been crumbling largely due to indoctrination being propagated on our college campuses under the guise of higher education. In some circles, the Bible is considered hate speech and Christians are deemed haters. The climate has changed in America and reducing our carbon footprint is not the remedy.

Hey, I have a good idea for a New Year’s resolution. Have you heard the cries that Louisiana is unable to take care of its problems, and should be treated differently than other states? Some even say, OK, then — make it a protectorate of the federal government. And you know what? Maybe that isn’t too bad of an idea.