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A modest proposal for B. Jindal (and B. Obama) on Katrina’s 4th anniversary
Editor’s note: Dateline August 29, 2009, four years post-Katrina and directly in the bullseye of this year’s hurricane season. Where do we stand after...
New coastal post for Carlton Dufrechou
Carlton Dufrechou: causeway cop or is there a bigger vision? On Monday August 24 Cindy Chang announced in the Times-Picayune blog nola.com that Carlton Dufrechou,...
Coastal sediment needs – let’s get real, folks!
Sheila Grissett wrote an eye-opening story for the August 1 Times-Picayune on the gigantic volume of clay and concrete ingredients for levee bolstering that will...
Twin peaks: US and coastal health reform
Editor’s note: almost every description of the collapse of the Mississippi River delta includes a diagram consisting of two overlapping curves like sine waves....
Coastal transportation part three – mass transit, toll trolls and other stuff.
The toll troll awaiting compensation for use of a coastal causeway Editor’s note: This is the third and final part of some thoughts on the theme of driving...
Driving in coastal Louisiana, part two
Will driving in south Louisiana become as obsolete as these 50 year-old Chevy tail fins? Photo modified from a NY Times image. Editor’s note: This is the...
Driving Miss Crazy in a future south Louisiana (part one)
The future of driving in south Louisiana? Editor’s caveat: This post introduces my sense of the future of transportation in south Louisiana. Part two...
Does overcoming coastal obstacles include “waiving” goodbye to NEPA?
Editor’s note: LaCoatPost carried a recent two part series on the governor’s interest in redefining the way the state works with the corps, cutting red...
Wassup with jellyfish?
A swarm of sea nettles (Chrysaora quinquecirrha) from Google Images Editor’s note: Accounts of recent dramatic increases in jellyfish populations in the...
