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Big Coastal Cities Sink Faster than Seas Rise
Sep 1, 2016Baton Rouge — While the threat of rising seas is well established, a phenomenon that is, in a sense, its opposite receives far fewer headlines: large ...
Letters: Make Smart Preparations Against New Disasters
Aug 22, 2016Baton Rouge, La. — The flooding events of the past week have been truly devastating. Tens of thousands are displaced, potentially with billions of dol...
Louisiana's Sinking Coast is a $100 Billion Nightmare for Big Oil
Aug 17, 2016From 5,000 feet up, it’s difficult to make out where Louisiana’s coastline used to be. But follow the skeletal remains of decades-old oil canals, and ...
Conference on coastal restoration set for New Orleansc
May 28, 2026NEW ORLEANS, La. - Gov. John Bel Edwards will be a keynote speaker when a three-day conference dedicated to restoring and preserving Louisiana's coast...
The new face of flooding
May 28, 2026The seas are swallowing coastal land, damaging property, submerging septic tanks and making key roads increasingly impassable. “Our canary in the coal...