Mike Smith
mikejsmith504.bsky.social
Mike Smith
@mikejsmith504.bsky.social
Environmental reporter/editor for @NOLAnews. Ex Jerusalem, Lagos, etc for @AFP. Author of Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria's Unholy War. Runner
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Insightful article @mikejsmith504.bsky.social on the challenges in operating flood-protection spillways along the lower Mississippi River as the climate changes. Guest link:
www.nola.com/news/environ...
Mississippi River spillways have kept Louisiana dry and safe. That may no longer be enough.
The infrastructure along the Mississippi River has long protected the New Orleans area from catastrophic flooding. But a list of concerns are converging, particularly involving the Mississippi Gulf Co...
www.nola.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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What does Trump's 'big bill' have to do with Louisiana coastal protection? A provision contained in the bill would increase the amount of money Louisiana receives from offshore oil and gas production www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/... via @mikejsmith504.bsky.social #lalege
What does Trump's 'big bill' have to do with Louisiana coastal protection? Here's why it could mean more money.
A little-known change in offshore revenue marks a victory for Louisiana.
www.theadvocate.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Breaking News: The sprawling tax and health care bill that Senate Republicans are trying to pass would add at least $3.3 trillion to the national debt over a decade, the Congressional Budget Office estimated.
Senate Bill Would Add at Least $3.3 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says
A new analysis showing the legislation would be far more expensive than the House version could complicate its chances of final passage in that chamber, where fiscal hawks have said the cost must not grow.
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June 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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15 years today since BP Deepwater Horizon blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, and we're back to "drill, baby, drill" with lax regulations. Meanwhile, research @lumcon.bsky.social demonstrates lasting effects on salt marshes. @mikejsmith504.bsky.social Read this free link.
www.nola.com/news/busines...
Deepwater Horizon oil disaster's effects still being revealed 15 years later along Louisiana coast
April 20 marks the 15th anniversary marks the 15th anniversary of the worst spill of its kind on record. Louisiana marshes were heavily impacted.
www.nola.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Here’s @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social’s 2023 profile of Gen. Mark Milley—after The Atlantic published this, Trump floated the idea of executing Milley.

If you want to understand why Biden preemptively pardoned Milley, read this: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Patriot
How General Mark Milley protected the Constitution from Donald Trump
www.theatlantic.com
January 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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“An attitude that ‘the show must go on’ isn’t surprising. Still, it left some New Orleanians expressing a long-standing sorrow that what’s good for the people who visit this city is always prioritized over what’s good for the people who call it home.”

www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
After New Year's Day terrorist attack, New Orleans tries to balance tourism and grief
Less than 36 hours after Wednesday’s attack and before we knew the names of all of the victims, New Orleans reopened Bourbon Street to pedestrians.
www.msnbc.com
January 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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"If his ISIS links turn out to be less real than he portrayed them, he would follow in a line of attackers who have cloaked themselves in the flag of extremist groups, but who have acted independently, often plagued by personal issues." Via
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www.nola.com/news/crime_p...
Bourbon Street assailant claimed ISIS link, but attack also fits lone wolf pattern
If his ISIS links turn out to be less real than he portrayed them, he would follow in a line of attackers who have cloaked themselves in the flag of extremist groups, but who have acted independently.
www.nola.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Willie Green doing his best coaching job yet. Tanking while not making it look too obvious. Alvin Gentry-esque in its brilliance. Go get that draft pick, Willie.
December 13, 2024 at 3:32 AM
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😂😂😂
December 12, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Herb Jones is back
December 6, 2024 at 3:33 AM
November 18, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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Mind-blowing scoop by my colleagues, this. I can't believe that you would voluntarily reveal that a campaign you were a senior member of made decisions in this way: www.ft.com/content/9292...
November 13, 2024 at 8:38 PM
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FROM SHAMS:

Another injury blow to New Orleans: Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado is expected to miss six weeks due to a hamstring injury, sources told ESPN.

New Orleans is now without Alvarado, Zion Williamson, Herb Jones, Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum and Jordan Hawkins. https://t.co/8BLBGBTM3W
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FROM SHAMS: Another injury blow to New Orleans: Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado is expected to miss six weeks due to a hamstring injury, sources told ESPN. New Orleans is now without Alvarado, Zion Williamson, Herb Jones, Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum and Jordan Hawkins. https://t.co/8BLBGBTM3W
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November 12, 2024 at 4:58 PM