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May 9, 2021 Courtesy of Linda DrummyA Fontanet Institution: Riggs s in Fontanet, was located a mile north of the school; Linda Drummy has many fond memories of the many Beantowners who visited the store. It seems like an impossibly long time ago, but I still remember being driven by my Grandfather Tommy to a little store in a little town called Burnett, just a few miles down the road from his knotty pine-lined house and long dusty drive. In Front of Helman’s: Jo Ellen Thomas, at lower left, poses with family members near Helman’s on North 9th St. in 1958.Submitted photo ....
NewsSportsBig Fun on the BayouLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals $2 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion attracts more opposition The project aims to restore and sustain eroding wetlands in and around Barataria Bay, an area that stretches roughly from southeastern Lafourche Parish to southwestern Plaquemines. Mark Schleifstein NEW ORLEANS Louisiana Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and the St. Bernard Parish Council have come out against the proposed $2 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. The officials called it a threat to commercial and recreational fishing, bottlenose dolphins and the economies and cultures of St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. Councilwoman Kerri Callais said the estimated 21 square miles of new land created by the diversion over 50 years is not enough to offset the potential loss of revenue from fisheries or the effects on the area s heritage. ....
DeSmog Dec 23, 2019 @ 14:23 Here is a selection of photos I shot for DeSmog in 2019, another year when arguably not enough collective action was taken to protect the planet from global warming. Throughout 2019 the Trump administration continued to roll back environmental standards. Meanwhile, advocacy groups and activists ramped up the battle for clean air and water and a livable climate. Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teen who inspired the school climate strikes movement, visited New York in September, inspiring millions worldwide to take to the streets calling for climate action. Yet in Louisiana and the Ohio Valley, the petrochemical industry, fed by fracked natural gas, has continued to expand, moving the U.S. further away from preventing catastrophic impacts from climate change. ....
by David Jacobs, The Center Square | March 11, 2021 08:30 AM Print this article A proposed $2 billion project could protect and restore thousands of acres of Louisiana wetlands, but there will be work to do to mitigate the potential downsides, officials said Wednesday. “This is a big deal,” said Chip Kline, who chairs the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. “This is the largest coastal restoration project of its kind anywhere in the country.” The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion would direct sediment from the Mississippi River into the Barataria basin to rebuild coastal wetlands in southeast Louisiana. The project could create and sustain more than 17,300 acres after 30 years, while also reducing storm surge by up to a foot in areas north of the diversion, CPRA Executive Director Bren Haase said. ....