Restoring our coastal marsh
According to a Wall Street Journal report, every acre of marsh reduces storm surge by a foot. In 50 years, we have lost 950 square miles of marsh. We must turn back the tide on erosion and build a fortress of protection against violent storms.

Helena's Plan:
- I will be a watchdog to ensure that the billions of dollars Louisiana will receive from new offshore drilling will be efficiently piped into our levee protection system.
- I support the common-sense engineering of pump to the river to help defend our neighborhoods against flooding, and will urge the Corps to begin construction.
- I will ask our universities to dedicate a curriculum to the restoration of our marsh and, employ new minds in the fight against erosion.