Mangrove forests are experiencing a global resurgence. Louisiana may benefit from their ability to reduce coastal erosion, absorb carbon dioxide, and enhance vital coastal ecosystems.
The writer doesn’t take issue with the science behind the new Tulane study, but rather some of the social-policy assumptions built into the recommendation.
Coastal residents are rattled by a reported effort by a major aerospace company to acquire 136,000 acres of coastal marshland in Vermilion Parish.
Louisiana needs a stable, science-based coastal strategy rather than a political one.
