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Hurricanes are Done for the Year — And the Coast Needs Our Help - Biz New Orleans
*Quotes James Karst, CRCL
“The state of Louisiana is fading before our eyes,” says James Karst, CRCL director of communications and marketing. “It reminds me of the scene from the movie ‘Back to the Future’ when the protagonist is looking at a photograph of himself and his siblings, and if he doesn’t take corrective action they’ll simply vanish.”
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Gov. Edwards’ Climate Initiatives Task Force begins working on state climate change plan
In the coming years, Louisiana is expected to lose coastal wetlands from sea level rise, see an increase in flooding from heavy rainfall events and more extreme heat all due to rising global temperatures.
Fletcher students participate in Queen Bess Island Restoration Project
Seven students from Fletcher Technical Community College recently participated in a restoration project on Queen Bess Island, along with instructors Jacqueline Richard and John Myers. They worked on the island alongside the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program; the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (they restored the island through dredged materials); and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. The event was the first major volunteer effort of Restore or Retreat.