Feb 4, 2022
The search for a National Estuarine Research Reserve in Louisiana wants to involve you! Jean Lafitte is excited about this opportunity and what it could mean for our community and the Barataria Basin. We encourage you to participate by coming to the meeting on Monday,...
Oct 28, 2021
NPR October 27, 202110:37 Listen here: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/27/1047718942/benny-watched-his-house-float-away-now-his-community-wants-better-storm-protecti At the moment, Tammy and Benny Alexie are staying in a cream-colored house that overlooks the Mississippi...
Oct 6, 2021
SARAH MCCAMMON, BYLINE: I’m Sarah McCammon on the bayou south of New Orleans, where just weeks ago, Hurricane Ida slammed ashore, its 150-mile-an-hour winds causing death and devastation across the region. On this day, though, the water is calm as we skim along...
Aug 3, 2021
From a Cessna flying 4,000 feet above Louisiana’s coast, what strikes you first is how much is already lost. Northward from the Gulf, slivers of barrier island give way to the open water of Barataria Bay as it billows toward an inevitable merger with Little...
May 11, 2021
JEAN LAFITTE, La. –After fifteen years, the Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival returns to the Town of Jean Lafitte June 25-27, 2021, at Jean Lafitte Auditorium and Grounds, 4953 City Park St in Jean Lafitte. “When you think about Jean Lafitte, you think of the amazing...
Dec 4, 2020
November 24, 2020 Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the aggressive third surge of COVID-19 across all regions of Louisiana has made it necessary to impose tighter mitigation measures and step back to Phase 2 in order to protect public health. The Governor’s...
Jun 24, 2020
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Jun 23, 2020
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Jun 23, 2020
gomesa videoGulf States deserve a fair share of oil and gas revenues that are generated for the federal government off of our shores. Reach out to Congress now to demand justice for the Gulf Coast. Contact your senator at this link –...
Jun 23, 2020
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