PORT EADS, La. - A $12M high-end marina in lower Plaquemines Parish, 30 miles south of Venice, was built with Louisiana federal tax dollars. Now, it's no sportsman's paradise. It's abandoned leaving questions as to who is to blame. For Delta Discovery Tours owner Richie Blink one thing is clear, It's the "poster child of government waste ... and maybe ... never (should have) been built to this scale in the first place." There are no people, boats or business at the would-be marina. That's a far cry from initial plans, according to Blink, who is also a member of the Plaquemines Parish Council. The port and marina were all but destroyed during Hurricane Katrina one year after it opened in 2014. Then-parish president Billy Nungesser, who's now the state's lieutenant governor, went to Washington D.C. and got FEMA funding. In a few weeks, Plaquemines voters will elect a parish president and some council members, and whomever voters chose will have to deal with Port Eads. (WDSU 11/04/22) Port Eads Marina Plaquemines Parish abandoned (wdsu.com)
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