Behind The Lens episode 225: ‘If there’s an accident, it’d be hard to evacuate’ ‘

Delaney Dryfoos on new land growing along Louisiana's coast. Sara Sneath on Venture Global's tax incentives in Plaquemines Parish and parallels to the mining town of Port Sulphur.

This week on Behind The Lens, Venture Global’s tax incentives for its LNG export terminal in Plaquemines Parish are eye popping, and some historians and others see parallels with a 100 year old sulfur mining company which built, then nearly destroyed, the town of Port Sulphur.

A rare and precious resource, new land is growing up on the threatened coast of Louisiana: it could be the state’s first National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Our guests this week are Lens reporter Delaney Dryfoos, Lens contributor Sara Sneath and Lens editor Katy Reckdahl.

 

Theme music by Podington Bear.

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Correction: The text of this article was corrected to reflect that new coastal land could be the state’s first National Estuarine Research Reserve. The application and review is in process, not yet completed.

Carolyne Heldman

Carolyne Heldman has been in media for 35 years, most recently as Executive Director at an NPR member station in Colorado where she was responsible for new multi-platform content initiatives, strategic planning, research, branding, and non-traditional revenue generation. During her tenure she also created and launched four weekly news, public affairs and cultural affairs programs and monthly live Town Hall broadcasts. Heldman moved to New Orleans last summer with her husband and canine companion and they live happily in The Marigny.