Jun
21
2021
Twelve years ago Louisiana finally accepted the truth about the mortal damage it had done to its vital bottom third and embarked on a 50-year, $50 billion master plan for coastal survival. That plan has evolved into one of...
Jun
13
2020
Recently a local physician had an important discussion with an ailing patient named Louisiana. It went like this.
Doctor: Tests show you have a fatal disease and there’s no cure.
Louisiana: How long do I have, Doc?
Doctor: If you make several...
May
31
2020
One of the most memorable headlines in New Orleans history was published last week. It was a quote from Tulane professor Torbjorn Tornqvist on the meaning of his team’s latest research on the future of south Louisiana in this...
Oct
13
2019
When the news broke that minerals giant Freeport McMoRan agreed to a $100 million settlement with 12 coastal parishes for destroying wetlands, Louisiana’s coastal restoration community cheered. They’d been failing for decades to get oil and gas companies to...
