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The Filipino people were among the very first Asian American immigrants to settle along the Louisiana coast.

Jean Lafitte is one of the first Asian American settlements in American history. Mayor Tim Kerner is a descendant of one of the earliest Filipino immigrants. WDSU anchor Sula Kim talks to Kerner about the impact the Filipino community has had on the Louisiana seafood industry and culture.

State Sen. Connick introduced legislation in the Louisiana Senate that would give over millions in state money toward a beautification project under the expressway.

No place needs its annual festival right now more than Lafitte.

"I want people to come down and see the progress that these people have made down here,” Mayor Tim Kerner, Jr said.

A Lafitte businessman is volunteering his time and company assets to lift the sunken boats free after Hurricane Ida in hopes of putting the vessels back to work.

Though Category 4 Ida blew through nearly eight months ago, it’s still altering every day life. And 2022 may not be much kinder.

A new United Nations climate report paints a dire picture of the Gulf of Mexico’s future, warning that sea level rise poses an existential threat for much of coastal Louisiana, including almost 7,000 residents near the bayou communities of Barataria, Crown Point, and Jean Lafitte.

Ida weakened after it came ashore but continued to threaten the state as areas lost power and heavy rain flooded low-lying regions.

A host of coastal restoration and flood protection projects in Louisiana will receive more than $2.7 billion from the federal government