How has the climate change impacted our crawfish availibility and the local economy?
Crawfish Shortage and Climate
New Orleans has recovered from Katrina except for population
15 years on, New Orleans’ uneven recovery from Katrina is complete; population slide resumes
We don’t have to lose jobs to save the coast.
Saving Louisiana jobs lost to climate change critical to coastal preservation
Lt Governor and St. Bernard Parish anti-Diversion – no surprise
Lt Gov and St Bernard Parish say no to Diversion
Mid-Barataria Diversion Builds Land and Economy
The Mighty Mississippi waters full of silt built the Louisiana Delta. The Corps of Engineers, helping commerce, built dams and constrained the River. These efforts helped commerce but stopped the land building and now we are in dire straits. Enter
Marathon Tax Exempt Status is in the Hands of the Citizens
A controversial property tax exemption for the Marathon Petroleum oil refinery in St. John the Baptist Parish is being left up to local government bodies coming out of a Wednesday meeting by a state board. The Parish Council, Sheriff’s Office
Wetlands Hold Carbon – but How Much?
Louisiana’s marshes are masters at capturing carbon from the air, locking it in the soil beneath the water’s surface where it won’t disturb the atmosphere or the climate. They act as a huge carbon sink along the coast of the
Saving Jobs Critical to Coastal Preservation
Oil is under attack and renewables are in ascendance. Oil is losing jobs while renewables are gaining them. Where is Louisiana in all of this change? This is a question that should be raised but the state seems to be
Shell Oil to Cut Production
Royal Dutch Shell is cutting its oil output by 2% as it moves to other forms of energy. Shell, one of the multinationals that has defined the oil industry, is slowly turning away from the fossil fuel that made its
Louisiana to gain from the energy revolution
Is Louisiana the canary for energy? There is a battle going on now between fossil fuel and renewables. Here in Louisiana, we find ourselves in the middle of a global conversation about decarbonizing the economy to combat the destructive impacts