Mississippi Business Journal » opposition http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 20:36:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 County opposes levee construction plan in Louisiana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/30/county-opposes-levee-construction-plan-in-louisiana/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=county-opposes-levee-construction-plan-in-louisiana http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/30/county-opposes-levee-construction-plan-in-louisiana/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:16:15 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68841 HANCOCK COUNTY — Mississippi officials are asking the federal government to thoroughly study the potential effects of any proposed new levee construction in southeast Louisiana. Officials in Hancock County said they oppose a suggested 24-foot barrier levee that will close or partially close Lake Pontchartrain and protect St. Tammany Parish. “This is way bigger than [...]

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