When west becomes east.

Louisiana Loses Its Boot

I always thought it was a bit strange when people in Louisiana called Lafayette a part of western Louisiana. In my opinion, Lafayette is central, New Orleans eastern, and Lake Charles, that’s western. However, my point of view is moot because the region that I consider to be to the east is disappearing. Eventually, Lafayette will become moreso the east of Louisiana due to an environmental nightmare.

This article mentions that someone didn’t want to see marks around New Orleans that showed the height of the floods during Hurrican Katrina because “it would scare people.” Well, I think that the marks, and the truth about the bayous of Louisiana, would humble people, and provide a reason to act, before they would become frightened. The people of Louisiana know hardship quite well, that’s not a good reason to hide the facts.