Lafitte business man volunteers time to pull sunken fishing boats out of water
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.
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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