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The article presents an analysis on the preliminary permits given to Free Flow Power Corp. (FFP) to study potential use of hydrokinetic energy projects in the Mississippi River within Louisiana issued by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on January 15, 2008. It cites that the permit does not allow FFC to build and operate hydrokinetic generator but only to study for a potential project. It notes that the hydrokinetic power will offer reliable and cost-effective energy to consumers and give jobs in manufacturing and project construction. The author asserts that cautions must be observed in introducing hydrokinetic turbines on the marine environment.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed by Norman Robinson against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on the improper design and construction of a ship channel that amplified the effect of Hurricane Katrina in April 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana. It states that the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (Mr-GO), is designed to create a straight channel from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico. Moreover, the lawsuit alleges that the channel has destroyed the protective wetlands and cypress swamps.