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An aerial view of broken wetlands in Plaquemines Parish. Projections by Climate Central indicate that the parish could lose another 100,000 acres of wetlands by the end of the century.

Army Corps greenlights Louisiana’s $2.2 billion sediment diversion to combat land loss

Halle Parker

In a historic decision, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed off on Louisiana’s $2.2 billion plan to divert muddy Mississippi River water into Plaquemines Parish’s degraded wetlands to rebuild land on Monday.

A specially cultivated oyster from the waters around Grand Isle.

Coastal Desk

Q&A: How Louisiana's Oyster Industry Could Get A $132 Million Boost

Tegan Wendland

Oysters are a staple of Louisiana’s culture and cuisine, but because of storms, engineering and river flooding, the industry has been struggling for…

Coastal Desk

Health Department Closes Oyster Areas Due To Spillway Freshwater

Travis Lux

Louisiana’s Department of Health is shutting down several oyster harvesting areas due to low salinity caused by a steady influx of freshwater from the…

Coastal Desk

Katrina, BP, 2019 Mississippi River -- Oyster Industry Braces For Another Major Disaster

Travis Lux

The commercial fishing industry on the Gulf Coast has seen two major disasters in the last 15 years: Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. Now, some…