I hate to say we told you so, but we told you so.



And so did legions of other people who over the last few years have given the Mardi Gras Boardwalk project up for dead.



The master plan was supposed to have been presented to the city by the end of this week, but, no surprise, the group is asking for more extensions; one for financing and one for the plan.



In the words of one deservedly angry city councilman, it's time to put up or shut up. We say it's time to question the real motives of any council members who continue to defend the proposal. This boondoggle has wasted precious years in the development of our lakefront when groups such as the Port of Lake Charles could have been turning a vision into reality. Let's stop wasting time and give others a shot at developing this key stretch of lakefront property.



That's not to say Mardi Gras Boardwalk LLC would be excluded if their extension isn't granted. They always have the right to come back to the city with a master plan and financing in hand and make their case for development.



Till then, it's time for Mardi Gras Boardwalk to stop dancing the sidestep and start walking the plank. Area residents deserve a lakefront that is more than just weeds and empty promises in our better Southwest Louisiana.

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