More News
- Page Two
- News Links
Anarchives
Radio/TV
- Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock
Letters To Editor
- List of Letters
- Write a Letter
Join Us
Marketplace
- Buy Stuff - Sell Stuff
- Store on CafePress.com
Special Editions
RSS Feeds
About Us
Log-In

Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor

IPFS News Link • Natural Disasters

Louisiana (Morganza) floodgates open! What crops will potentially be lost?

05-15-2011 • The Economic Peephole

The Morganza Spillway has been opened to avert flooding in New Orleans and Baton Rouge Morganza Spillway in Louisiana Incredible human and economic tragedy in Louisiana looms as the Morganza Spillway is opened and the flood waters are heading towards populated areas and farmland. More than 18,000 acres of crop may be destroyed and the USDA has guaranteed that the farmers will be covered for loss through crop insurance payments specified in their crop insurance policies. It was up to the USDA to designate this event in Louisiana a natural disaster so that monies would get released to farmers...

Read Full Story

Reported By Michael Haltman

Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor