Apr
11
2021
The marshes of Southeast Louisiana. Photo by David Grunfeld
When you report on the news affecting a landscape in immediate mortal peril, readers often ask you this: “Is there any good news?”
Well, there is. And today I’ll share it.
No, there...
Mar
14
2021
Thinning stands of roseau cane near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Will Widmer / The Times-Picayune
Louisiana coastal advocates have been celebrating this recent headline: "Big Step Forward for $50 Billion Plan to Save Louisiana Coast."
That big step was the...
Jun
28
2020
As with most people who lived it, the Great Depression left my mother with an unshakeable belief in the value of small change. If she found a product for sale just a penny-a-pound less than at the nearby store...
Apr
07
2019
Today’s tip for Louisiana’s coastal survival: Ban the terms “vanishing” and “disappearing” from being used in connection with the words “Louisiana coast.”
You see, in the world of addiction recovery, practitioners know words are important. Until the addict admits to...
Jan
13
2019
One of the greatest hurdles facing progress on the two mortal threats facing Louisiana’s coastal future — land loss and sea level rise caused by climate change — has been a sense of hopelessness broaching on fatalism. It’s a...
