National FEMA Trailer Tour

For years, Gulf Restoration Network and other groups and individuals have been struggling to secure the closure of MR-GO – a federally-authorized shipping channel which contributed to the devastating flooding during Hurricane Katrina and led to the disappearance of 27,000 acres of wetlands and cypress forests. Thankfully, the state of Louisiana and the Army Corps of Engineers have finally reached an agreement to close this dangerous channel before the next hurricane season! As this Times-Picayune editorial points out, closing the channel is a great first step but aggressive action to restore the wetlands destroyed by MR-GO must move forward as well.