Wendell Curole

It's a lot wetter down here. It's the opposite. Our land over here was brought here by water. That's how wet it is.

It's a lot wetter down here. It's the opposite. Our land over here was brought here by water. That's how wet it is.

It's a lot wetter down here. It's the opposite. Our land over here was brought here by water. That's how wet it is.

You know, the Midwest is the nation's bread basket. South Louisiana is a seafood platter. Arguably more delicious than a bread basket. I know it. You don't hear people traveling to Milwaukee for the tremendous meal.

You know, the Midwest is the nation's bread basket. South Louisiana is a seafood platter. Arguably more delicious than a bread basket. I know it. You don't hear people traveling to Milwaukee for the tremendous meal.

You know, the Midwest is the nation's bread basket. South Louisiana is a seafood platter. Arguably more delicious than a bread basket. I know it. You don't hear people traveling to Milwaukee for the tremendous meal.

You look to the left and you see a regular town, streets, you know, pretty typical trees. But you look to the right, the landscape is mostly water.

You look to the left and you see a regular town, streets, you know, pretty typical trees. But you look to the right, the landscape is mostly water.

You look to the left and you see a regular town, streets, you know, pretty typical trees. But you look to the right, the landscape is mostly water.

The big picture is that the land is sinking and open water from the Gulf keeps increasing, so there's less to slow down any wave action.

The big picture is that the land is sinking and open water from the Gulf keeps increasing, so there's less to slow down any wave action.

The big picture is that the land is sinking and open water from the Gulf keeps increasing, so there's less to slow down any wave action.

And that's what a levee is. It's just like a ridge, but it's an artificial ridge. It was made by man.

And that's what a levee is. It's just like a ridge, but it's an artificial ridge. It was made by man.

And that's what a levee is. It's just like a ridge, but it's an artificial ridge. It was made by man.

I mean, every day of the year, I think about what could cause a problem for this levee. Everything from having armadillos dig holes in it to people riding too many horses or having cows on it. Anything that takes away the resilience of the levee, we got to stop.

I mean, every day of the year, I think about what could cause a problem for this levee. Everything from having armadillos dig holes in it to people riding too many horses or having cows on it. Anything that takes away the resilience of the levee, we got to stop.

I mean, every day of the year, I think about what could cause a problem for this levee. Everything from having armadillos dig holes in it to people riding too many horses or having cows on it. Anything that takes away the resilience of the levee, we got to stop.

The way I looked at it is that, man, I'm not going to sit on my hands with money in the bank. We don't want money in the bank. We want money on the bank, okay? Because you flood from a hurricane, your city is destroyed.

The way I looked at it is that, man, I'm not going to sit on my hands with money in the bank. We don't want money in the bank. We want money on the bank, okay? Because you flood from a hurricane, your city is destroyed.