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Photos: River Road in the Bonnet Carré Spillway is covered with Mississippi River water
Photos: River Road in the Bonnet Carré Spillway is covered with Mississippi River water
River Road that runs through the Bonnet Carre Spillway is closed to due high water pouring in from the Mississippi River, through the pins of the spillway structure in Norco, La. Monday, March 2, 2020.
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How South Africa's mangrove forests store carbon and why it matters
How South Africa's mangrove forests store carbon and why it matters
Coastal wetlands like mangroves, salt marshes and seagrasses can store more carbon than terrestrial ecosystems. This is because the waterlogged soils preserve the organic carbon and prevent decomposition.
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Closed since 2019, battered section of River Road in Bonnet Carre Spillway is under water again
Closed since 2019, battered section of River Road in Bonnet Carre Spillway is under water again
The river is rushing through the openings in the spillway's gates, putting the battered roadway under a swift current of brown water. Interesting article about how River water from the Bonnet Carre Spillway
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Louisiana may spend more than $1 billion next year on coastal restoration
Louisiana may spend more than $1 billion next year on coastal restoration
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will ask legislators to dedicate $115 million of the $535 million state surplus to coastal restoration and protection projects. Interesting article about Louisiana's plan
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Bob Marshall: Will rising seas overwhelm Louisiana's coastal restoration plans?
Bob Marshall: Will rising seas overwhelm Louisiana's coastal restoration plans?
Given the rapid acceleration of sea-level rise, does it make sense to spend tens of billions of taxpayers’ dollars rebuilding wetlands that might be submerged again in 30 or 40 years? Interesting article
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Photos: A unique view of 200-year-old military forts around New Orleans
Photos: A unique view of 200-year-old military forts around New Orleans
This decade marks 200 years since the concerted effort to build them, a project that became known as the “Third System” of national defenses. Interesting article and photos of the different forts around
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Combating climate change
Combating climate change
Edwards also announced that the state will put $115 million from an expected state surplus into the coastal trust fund, and that the state also will receive at least $120 million in federal offshore oil
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Fly fishing takes center stage this week
Fly fishing takes center stage this week
“Yeah, we’d like to get new members to join, but it’s more than that. We enjoy what we do, and we want to let others know they can enjoy it, too.” Interesting article about fly fishing in South Louisiana
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Report: These 4 south Louisiana chemical plants are top-10 'super polluters' in the U.S.
Report: These 4 south Louisiana chemical plants are top-10 'super polluters' in the U.S.
“Local, state and federal authorities and the polluters themselves must act now to rid the air of toxic chemicals. Our report recommends how.” Interesting article about chemical plants doing what they
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Garret Graves' nutria bill passes the U.S. House; here's what the bill would do
Garret Graves' nutria bill passes the U.S. House; here's what the bill would do
The bill would make $12 million available each year until 2025. Interesting article about the ongoing battle with the nutria population. I didn't know there are twenty millions of them in Louisiana alone.
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Mississippi to near 17-foot flood stage in New Orleans next week, but no plan to open spillway
Mississippi to near 17-foot flood stage in New Orleans next week, but no plan to open spillway
"Based on today's forecast, we are not seeing reaching the trigger to operate Bonnet Carre," said Corps spokesman Ricky Boyett Jr. Interesting article about the high Mississippi River water level
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Levees work halted due to high river
Levees work halted due to high river
Meanwhile, state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority officials said they are reviewing the potential for using river diversions that are not yet built, but are part of the state’s coastal Master
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Another poacher in South Louisiana
Another poacher in South Louisiana
The latest count is estimated to be 76 whooping cranes remaining in southwestern parishes. Interesting article about a reward for info leading to the arrest of a whooping crane killing. I don't understand
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Weather pattern changed bass fishing success quickly
Weather pattern changed bass fishing success quickly
We’re in the middle of the longest stretch of sunshine in weeks, and that should help break the early morning chill and the cold rainwater — and possibly push more fish to spawning beds ahead of March
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RESTORING COASTAL LOUISIANA
RESTORING COASTAL LOUISIANA
Bay Denesse mimics natural processes and is sometimes referred to as a “natural working diversion,” due to the way fresh water and sediment are delivered to the ecosystem there. Interesting article about
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Restoration projects move forward
Restoration projects move forward
Within the $30 million North Catfish Lake project, sediment would be dredged from within the lake to place along the shoreline and create 415 acres of marsh. Cordgrass, a native plant, will also be planted
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Researchers tackle a changing Mississippi Delta
Researchers tackle a changing Mississippi Delta
Yesterday's imperfect, unpredictable Mississippi has become today's highly-engineered super-highway, carrying America's fortunes around the world. Interesting article about how researchers are learning
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Nutria, feral hogs destroying the marsh?
Nutria, feral hogs destroying the marsh?
Last season, an estimated 14,600 acres were damaged by nutria. Feral hogs caused roughly $76 million in agricultural loss according to the LSU AgCenter. Interesting article about the feral hog and nutria
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City Park Children’s Museum
City Park Children’s Museum
They also discuss some of the great work Audubon Louisiana is doing across the coast including an upcoming beach-nesting bird volunteer opportunity. Really good podcast about several coastal and restoration
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Bonnet Carre Spillway will not open as Mississippi River rises
Bonnet Carre Spillway will not open as Mississippi River rises
Meanwhile, state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority officials said they are reviewing the potential for using river diversions that are not yet built, but are part of the state’s coastal Master

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