You say that as if the people of Louisiana would have actually had a say in it or been able to stop this if only they would have voted differently. Unfortunately, most of this stuff is coming from federal agencies. Even if all of louisiana voted on a unified front against this, it would matter little.
Louisiana has 8 electoral college votes. 6 seats in the house and 2 seats in the senate.
This isn't enough to get any change done on its own. It doesn't take much to overpower Louisiana's voice.
Not to mention that they can't control the entire gulf to protect its share of the shore, nor does the state have the resources to actually do much about it (IIRC, there is a lot of poverty in the state).
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You say that as if the people of Louisiana would have actually had a say in it or been able to stop this if only they would have voted differently. Unfortunately, most of this stuff is coming from federal agencies. Even if all of louisiana voted on a unified front against this, it would matter little.
Louisiana has 8 electoral college votes. 6 seats in the house and 2 seats in the senate.
This isn't enough to get any change done on its own. It doesn't take much to overpower Louisiana's voice.
Not to mention that they can't control the entire gulf to protect its share of the shore, nor does the state have the resources to actually do much about it (IIRC, there is a lot of poverty in the state).