Jay Dardenne on Environment

	Jay Dardenne on Environment

Coastal restoration with federal funding

The four candidates for governor each said fixing Louisiana's dire coastal land loss will require moving ahead with plans to divert Mississippi River water into disappearing estuaries. The candidates discussed what they would do as governor to repair Louisiana's eroding coast. Each one backed a $50 billion, 50-year master plan devised by Gov. Jindal's administration to slow land loss by diverting the Mississippi River's mud and water into injured estuaries. Fishermen oppose river diversions because they would alter water conditions and likely make it difficult, and perhaps impossible, to harvest shellfish where fresh water is flushed into estuaries.

Dardenne said he would campaign for more federal funding. "We need the assistance of America to make sure this program works," he said. "Everybody needs to know this is America's wetlands." Vitter said he would seek to engage private companies, such as oil and gas companies, in spending more on the coast. Edwards and Dardenne offered similar ideas.

Source: Associated Press on 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial debate , Aug 19, 2015

His 1989 flood protection ordinance prevented storm damage

A born leader with a humble demeanor, Jay Dardenne felt an unmistakable calling to serve the state he loves. At the age of 34, he was elected to the East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council. His accomplishments on the Metro Council included authoring a flood protection ordinance in 1989 which has stood the test of time and prevented any new house constructed since its enactment from sustaining flood damage resulting from a storm or hurricane. Source: 2015 Gubernatorial campaign website, JayDardenne.com , Apr 1, 2015

Chairs Wetland Foundation's Resilient Communities forums

Created consistent criteria for parishes to follow in spending advertising and marketing funds made available by BP
Co-Chairs the America's Wetland Foundation's Blue Ribbon Resilient Communities leadership forums, leading a series of 13 coastal community sessions from Texas to Florida over the next year to build resiliency across the Gulf Coast and to demonstrate the gravity of long-term consequences to our national assets if we don't act soon

Source: 2015 Gubernatorial campaign website, JayDardenne.com , Apr 1, 2015

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