Louisiana Gets $94 Million for Coastal Restoration
April 29, 2019
On Sunday, Governor John Bell Edwards announced that Louisiana will receive $94 million from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act.
Category: Coastal Restoration
Jefferson Parish Awarded $32M for Coastal Restoration
January 30, 2019
Jefferson Parish has been awarded $32 million in state funding for coastal restoration work on Grand Isle and in Jean Lafitte.
New Orleans Continues Christmas Tree Recycle for Coastal Restoration
December 14, 2018
On Friday, Mayor Latoya Cantrell issued a statement reminding residents that New Orleans will continue to recycle Christmas trees to promote wetland restoration and to protect Louisiana’s coast. Last year, more than 8,000 trees were collected across Orleans Parish. They were then airlifted by the National Guard and placed into the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge […]
Funding Approved for New Orleans Landbridge Shoreline Stabilization and Marsh Creation Project
December 13, 2018
The New Orleans Landbridge provides protection to more than 1.5 million people in the Greater New Orleans area parishes by reducing some of the pressure storm surges can place on levees around Lake Pontchartrain. In addition, it acts as a flood buffer along Chef Menteur Highway, which is an important evacuation route.
Climate Change is Here: A Close Look at the 4th National Climate Assessment
December 10, 2018
It’s been only a week or so since President Trump denounced his administration’s own Climate Change report, with an aggressively dismissive shrug. WhenThe Fourth National Climate Assessment came out, it caused quite the stir, with data to concern even the most stringent deniers.
Atchafalaya Rising
December 1, 2018
The Bayou Bridge Pipeline, L’eau Est La Vie, and the struggle for Louisiana’s future.
Warming Climate, Stronger Hurricanes
September 1, 2018
Katrina. The name itself still has power. The mention of this storm brings back a complex slew of memories—both horrific and transformative. Because of this, we as a city have a unique, ingrained respect for the power of hurricanes. So sit down—with global temperature increases, hurricanes will be getting worse, much worse.
Neaux Reel Idea: RODENTS OF UNUSUAL SIZE Review
August 7, 2018
Between climate change and oil spills, what was once solid land flourishing with trees is mostly water and mud. Contributing to the problem are the nefarious Nutria, which is where Thomas Gonzalez and crew come into play, collecting $5 per collected tail bounties from the state for reducing the population of these pesky rodents.
No Distractions, Just Diversions
August 3, 2018
The Mississippi has a 200-year delta cycle, slowly slithering from the Atchafalaya to her current mouth while depositing sediment at the various subdeltas in between. However, the natural freedom of the river had dire consequences for its nearby human inhabitants. The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 caused the federal government to respond by contracting the Army Corps of Engineers to build dams and levee systems that constrained the Mississippi to its current location and consequently put an end to the river’s natural cycle.
Signs of Change: Watching the Caribbean
August 1, 2018
The beginnings of serious climate-change related population displacement are being felt all over much of the coastal-dwelling world. When one considers our own backyard, the Gulf of Mexico, and by extension, the Caribbean Islands further south, there are even more signs of coming change.
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