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Audio, Environment

Audio: Whiskey Island shows the progress and challenges of beach restoration projects

by Della HasselleApril 4, 2018November 7, 2019

By this summer, the island will be 1,000 acres larger. But the state will have to periodically rebuild it in the coming years.

Coming to a raw oyster bar near you: larger, cleaner, meatier shellfish

by Della HasselleDecember 28, 2017November 7, 2019

Environment, Investigations

A vital port for the nation’s oil and gas industry is on its way to becoming an island.

by Katy ReckdahlDecember 22, 2017November 7, 2019

State pulls back on coastal restoration projects due to shortfall in oil and gas royalties

by Della HasselleDecember 14, 2017November 7, 2019

New Orleans chefs are joining the fight to rebuild Louisiana’s coast

by Helen FreundNovember 28, 2017November 7, 2019

Louisiana faces unexpected shortfall in major source of funding for coastal protection

by Della HasselleOctober 18, 2017November 7, 2019

Louisiana plans to restore the dying Maurepas Swamp with water diverted from the Mississippi

by Della HasselleSeptember 29, 2017November 7, 2019

Louisiana will use $20 million in BP fines to expand a coastal monitoring program

by Della HasselleSeptember 13, 2017November 7, 2019

Lake Pontchartrain storm surge barrier could worsen flooding in St. Bernard and Mississippi

by Della HasselleAugust 18, 2017November 7, 2019

Flooding is expected to get worse in St. Tammany Parish. How can communities adapt?

by Della HasselleAugust 9, 2017November 7, 2019