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Mississippi River Delta

French-speaking Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, has abandoned dwellings are everywhere due to storms, erosion, and rising sea-levels.
Language
Storms and rising sea levels threaten to wipe out French language in Louisiana’s bayou country
Louisiana’s Master Plan for the Coast includes projects like marsh creation, sediment diversion, structural and shoreline protection, hydrologic restoration and oyster reef restoration. If implemented on time, it could restore and save some crucial wetlan
Environment
Louisiana’s much-needed plan to save its wetlands is short almost $50 billion
Louisiana coastline
Environment
Louisiana’s coastline is disappearing at the rate of a football field an hour
Gulf Oil and Gulf Restoration
Environment
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