Study: Louisiana can’t rebuild land faster than it’s eroding, forcing tough decisions about what to save
The land along Bayou Lafourche grew about two to three square miles per year. We're losing about 11 square miles a year.
Category: Environment
Opponents of new power plant in New Orleans file suit, ask city council to reconsider its decision
The city’s utility consultants essentially acted as judge and jury, they say.
Audio: Whiskey Island shows the progress and challenges of beach restoration projects
By this summer, the island will be 1,000 acres larger. But the state will have to periodically rebuild it in the coming years.
Temporary pumping stations at outfall canals to be replaced, ending years of rust-related repairs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers soon will hand over permanent pumping stations at the mouths of New Orleans' three primary drainage canals. The temporary pumps, which were beset with corrosion for years, will go offline.
City council decision paves way for rezoning of port-owned wetlands for industrial use
Opponents say the land should be preserved to guard against flooding in eastern New Orleans.
Audio: WWNO and The Lens discuss state’s ideas to reshape coastal communities at risk of flooding
The state's LA SAFE planning process is looking at ways to help communities adapt as the land around them sinks and the Gulf of Mexico rises.
Voluntary relocation, construction limits among the options to deal with rising water along Louisiana coast
After a yearlong planning process, state officials are working on a report that will recommend ways for six coastal parishes to deal with rising water and sinking land. The report could shape coastal communities for decades to come. Some of the ideas are controversial, such as limits on residential construction and higher taxes in areas of extreme flooding.
Louisiana pols strap us in for another ride on Big Oil’s rickety roller coaster
Jobs? How about redeploying workers to clean up our ravaged coast?
Coming to a raw oyster bar near you: larger, cleaner, meatier shellfish
Research into genetically enhanced oysters could give oystermen a way to adapt if coastal restoration makes waters near shore inhospitable to the shellfish.
A vital port for the nation’s oil and gas industry is on its way to becoming an island.
Nearly 20 percent of the nation's oil and gas passes through Port Fourchon, accessible only by a battered, two-lane road. With the Gulf of Mexico rising and wetlands crumbling, it's on the way to becoming an island.
