A football field’s worth of Louisiana wetlands vanishes every 100 minutes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.http://nyti.ms/2GFYgph
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It might seem counterintuitive to keep building on land that is submerging. The mayor had a plan: Secure so much public investment for Lafitte that it would become too valuable to abandon. In 10 years, he had built an auditorium, a library, a museum, a baseball park and more.pic.twitter.com/bemZXVQthC
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This special report about the ecological crisis facing Louisiana’s vanishing coast, and the people who live there, is the product of a partnership between The New York Times and
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I wish there would have been a time lapse camera pointed South from Venice starting from the 70's, you would say it's catastrophic!! But its really our whole coast from Venice to Cameron! 6ft of water in the streets of Evangeline ! Sorry but true.
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We artificially destroyed it. Extending its life would mean restoring it to its natural state.
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When your future vision is measured in quarters of a year, what happens next year is of no concern until next year.
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Public resources shouldn’t be put into the perpetuation of bad location choices
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